The Battle of Trafalgar took place on October 23rd, 1805

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False, because the Battle of Trafalgar was fought on October 21, 1805, not the 23rd. Off Cape Trafalgar (southwest Spain), Admiral Horatio Nelson’s Royal Navy decisively defeated the combined French and Spanish fleets during the Napoleonic Wars.

This victory ended Napoleon’s hopes of invading Britain and cemented British naval supremacy for the 19th century. Nelson was mortally wounded aboard HMS Victory, shortly after sending the famous signal, “England expects that every man will do his duty.” Remember the date with Trafalgar Day—celebrated annually on October 21—or the mnemonic “2-1, Nelson won.”