The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-21
Centenary
Of Trafalgar

centennial Of the Battle of Trafal
gar There which fail in every
Brton OF the highest Of national honor and pride One
Waterloo and the other Trafalgar One the absolute
destruction power that had threatened the very existence of the
British has the significance being the
Prelmnae destruction which eliminated Waterloo Al
though the loss OF life at trafalgar VISA comparatively Hng its
effects greater than the result Waterloo for Trafalgar
changed the fate OF the world the opening the nineteenth century
The following account OF that famous battle is taken from onS
Life OF Napoleon being Napoleon who speaks The fatal rencontre
took place the twenrs OF October off Cape Trafalgar little
southwest OF Cdz Neuneuve Qhe French admra might still have
repaired his fault he had taken the proper
tory but reposg his order all his captains into action
and obstmate pursuing the old errors OF forming in parallel order
he waited for his adversary treat him he had already treated the
least to know how and to die Neson
sklful adversary advantage northwest wind
with fourteen ships separated from the right while thirteen others
defeated the left by successfully passing along the line this was stuff
ships lost which Veneuve taken prisoners the
others made sail for our ports but four of these under Dunano sur
equal Admiral Stracan Rocheor Mel
fortunate than fell dead in the victory Gavina
died his wounds genius regrets
Neneuve back to France parole fearing the results of trial
by council Of war, committed suicide at Rennes.
This battle which was more fatal to us than that OF the ogue and
which perhaps decided the empire of the world that empire depend
Cd on England France cost the vcors only sixteen hundred men
Killed and WoundG remarkable example OF the difference OF war on
and land The smallest combat OF advanced guard between
1906 and 1875 lives than this naval victory In the battles
OF au and Moskwa orodno) thirty thousand men sacrificed
without giving other advantage than the OF the field Of
battle that IS few OF ground Alter this epoch fleets
longer able to show themselves and the remainder of
reign spent making preparations for with the
and all astonishing Um and Auetz requisite to
console me for this disaster which forced to adopt system Of
Great o victory, unquestonaby
glorious naval triumph the history OF the English there stands
the hero OF that battle the figure of Hoao Nelson the British
commander Indeed had Nelson been defeated that battle his
sentence to his would have made him immortal England
every do his duty, he said simply Trafalgar
OF the worlds greatest battles do those words uttered by the
hero form of the worlds eloquent War
always tragic drama which the passions sentiments
influence battle formation sku
bued to the victory Trafalgar but back Of all those words
to his Those words put in the breast OF his fleet
British heart oak and aroused that moral force that enabled his
fleet triumph the combined Spanish and French fleets.
Nelson was born in Norfolk in 1853 and entered the the
OF twelve mdshpman In 770 he promoted the rank of
pOstcapan and distinguished himself the Gulf Mexico and
afterwards the Mediterranean losing the of CaVE
For the victory off Cape St Vincent raised the rank
OF rear-adnra For the of AbOukr he received the title
Baron Nelson of the Nile with pension thousand pounds At
the battle OF Trafalgar he received musket shot the back
shortly after expired.