Horatio Nelson

Nelson, as captain of HMS Captain, played a key role in the British victory over the Spanish fleet at Cape St. Vincent. His bold actions, including boarding enemy ships, earned him promotion to rear admiral.

Nelson destroyed the French fleet at Aboukir Bay, Egypt, trapping Napoleon's army. The victory cut French supply lines and established British naval dominance in the Mediterranean.

Nelson led a British fleet to attack the Danish fleet at Copenhagen. He famously ignored a signal to retreat, pressing the attack and forcing a Danish surrender, breaking the League of Armed Neutrality.

Nelson commanded the British fleet to a decisive victory over the combined French and Spanish fleets off Cape Trafalgar. He was killed during the battle, but the victory ended Napoleon's naval threat and secured British naval supremacy for a century.