Britain marks Battle of Trafalgar![]() British Royal Navy soldiers stand in lines at the foot of the Nelson Monument on the Trafalgar Square in London, capital of Britain, Oct. 23, 2005, during a ceremony marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. ![]() A British Royal Navy officer stands at the foot of the Nelson Monument on the Trafalgar Square in London, capital of Britain, Oct. 23, 2005, during a ceremony marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. A fleet commanded by British Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated Napoleon Bonaparte's combined fleet of France and Spain in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, establishing British naval supremacy in the century that followed. ![]() British Royal Navy soldiers stand in lines at the foot of the Nelson Monument on the Trafalgar Square in London, capital of Britain, Oct. 23, 2005, during a ceremony marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. |
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