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action Admiral Admiralty afterwards Agamemnon anchor arms army arrived attack Austrian Bastia batteries battle battle of Trafalgar boats brave brig British fleet Ça Ira Cadiz called Captain carried Collingwood command Commander-in-chief conduct Corsica court Danes Danish deck despatches Earl St Egypt enemy enemy's England English escaped exertions expedition feeling fire flag force France frigates Genoa Genoese Government guns Hardy hoisted honour hope island King knew Lady Hamilton Lady Nelson land letter lieutenant Lord Hood Lord Nelson Mediterranean Minorca Naples Navy Neapolitan Nelson never occasion officers orders passed port present Prince prizes received replied Robert Calder Royal sail Sardinia seamen sent seventy-four ships shoal shore shot siege signal Sir Hyde Sir John Sir John Orde soon Spaniards Spanish squadron station struck suffered taken thought tion took Toulon Trafalgar troops Troubridge vessels victory Vincent whole wind wish wounded