Summary
HIS courage and cunning in battle made him Britain's greatest naval hero, but Lord Nelson was not above a well-timed fit of pique when he felt it necessary.
A letter from the naval commander, offering his resignation when he discovered that his reputation had been impugned, has surfaced at auction.See the full content of this document
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Nelson Letter Reveals Hero's Threat to Quit
It was written in November 1795, ten years before his final victory, at the Battle of Trafalgar, but had it been accepted, British history might have been very different. In the le...
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