# Happy Trafalgar day!!! Huzay. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 21, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-trafalgar-day-huzay/769248 "2016-10-21T15:44:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Corporal\_Nobbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Corporal\_Nobbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporal_Nobbs)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-trafalgar-day-huzay/769248/1 "2016-10-21T15:44:25Z")
On this day in Admiral Lord Nelson destroyed a combined Spanish and French fleet, thus giving a massive setback to the Tyrant Nepoleon and his attempt to conquer Europe. Nelson died in the battle and the fleet was brought into port by Collingwood after being battered by a storm. Grogs up! ---
**Author:** ![Corporal\_Nobbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Corporal\_Nobbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporal_Nobbs)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-trafalgar-day-huzay/769248/2 "2016-10-21T16:31:51Z")
Napoleon even. ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-trafalgar-day-huzay/769248/3 "2016-10-22T00:45:13Z")
“Kiss me, Hardy.” ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-trafalgar-day-huzay/769248/4 "2016-10-22T01:32:23Z")
And Admiral Nelson also got his own column in Trafalgar Square. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-trafalgar-day-huzay/769248/5 "2016-10-24T20:45:26Z")
Thus beginning a centuries-long debate over who was the biggest British hero – Admiral Nelson or the Duke of Wellington. ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-trafalgar-day-huzay/769248/6 "2016-10-24T21:49:59Z")
> [@glee](#): > > And Admiral Nelson also got his own column in Trafalgar Square. Hey, Collingwood [got a column as well!](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=collingwood+monument&rlz=1C5MACD_enGB510GB510&espv=2&biw=1390&bih=751&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-5PL4tPTPAhVJ7hoKHQ5oABUQsAQIOw&dpr=0.9#imgrc=KPLnGNCaQ5hd6M%3A) It might not be as tall as Nelson’s, but at least he’s looking out to sea. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-trafalgar-day-huzay/769248/7 "2016-10-24T21:57:10Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Thus beginning a centuries-long debate over who was the biggest British hero – Admiral Nelson or the Duke of Wellington. Marlborough. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-trafalgar-day-huzay/769248/8 "2016-10-25T13:43:19Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Marlborough. > > 😉 Alan Turing!