NOUN
- English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
How To Use Admiral Nelson In A Sentence
- There are also historical personages with almost mythical status - Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake, Admiral Nelson.
- Gormley says it aims to paint a picture of modern Britain -- and provide a contrast with the monuments to historic figures like Admiral Nelson and King George IV which surround it.
- Even in the past, with just a limited number of newspapers and broadsheets, this phenomenon has taken place, as the public adoration of Admiral Nelson demonstrated.
- Some one among the crew was humming the refrain of the old anchor-hoisting song, "Le Chien d'Or -- I love your Daughter;" a melody that has haunted the River St. Lawrence since the day when his comrades forcibly carried off Admiral Nelson, then a "middy," from the wiles and fascinations of the daughter of the landlord of "Le Chien d'Or. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders
- He liked to think he had learned the lessons of Admiral Nelson, John Paul Jones, and David Farragut well enough to become an admiral. BALANCE OF POWER
- Admiral Nelson had several qualities that ensured his success as a naval commander.
- The news story ambled through the facts for several columns, informing readers only right at the end that Admiral Nelson had been killed. Media
- He liked to think he had learned the lessons of Admiral Nelson, John Paul Jones, and David Farragut well enough to become an admiral. BALANCE OF POWER
- Admiral Nelson, now in his undress uniform, not wearing his full orders was ‘every bit as conspicuous’ to the approaching danger.