Battle of Trafalgar (Pauvre Monde)

Battle of Trafalgar
Date 21 October 1805 Location Cape Trafalgar, Spain Result Decisive Franco-Spanish victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	First French Empire Spain
Commanders and leaders
Horatio Nelson † Cuthbert Collingwood	Pierre-Charles Villeneuve Federico Gravina
Strength
33 ships (27 ships-of-the-line and six others.)	41 ships (France: 18 ships-of-the-line and eight others. Spain: 15 ships-of-the-line)
Casualties and losses
Great Britain: 458 men killed or wounded 1208 wounded	France: Two ships lost One ship captured 440 men killed or wounded Spain: Three ships lost One captured 689 men killed or wounded

The Battle of Trafalgar was a military engagement on October 21, 1805, and resulted in the defeat of the British fleet under the command of Horatio Nelson.

The battle was a major turning point in the war, as it led to an embarrassment for the British, especially the British Royal Navy, a morale boost in France, and a military achievement by Napoleon. This defeat for the British left Great Britain undefended and unprepared for a possible French invasion, which was around the corner for both the British and the French.