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Bitka Kod Trafalgara
Bitka Kod Trafalgara
Sukobljene strane
Velika Britanija Francuska
Španija
Zapovednici
Horejšio Nelson Pjer Vilenev
Jačina
27 brodova 33 broda
Gubici
449 mrtvih
1.214 ranjenih 4.480 mrtvih
2.250 ranjenih
7.000 zarobljenih
21 zarobljen brod i 1 raznesen
Uvod
Zapadna Indija
Kadiz
Situacija sa snabdevanjem
Bitka
Pjer Vilenev je 18. oktobra dobio pismo, u kojem saznaje da je u Madrid stigao
viceadmiral Fransoa Rosili, koji će od njega preuzeti komandu nad flotom. u isto
vreme daobio je informaciju da je šest britanskih brodova stiglo u Gibltar. Vilenev
je odlučio da krene u bitku pre nego što bude smenjen, odnosno pre nego
njegov naslednik dođe u Kadiz.
Odlazak
Okršaj
Rezultati
Bitka kod Trafalgara bila je isti dan kada i bitka kod Ulma. Napoleon nije nekoliko
nedelja znao za ishod bitke. Samo dva mesca kasnije Napoleon je pobedio u
velikoj bici kod Austerlica. Tom odlučnom pobedom nad Austrijom i Rusijom
okončan je Rat treće koalicije. Prusija se nije priključivala koaliciji. Ipak
Francuska nije mogla da pobedi Britaniju na moru, tako da je Napoleon proglasio
kontinentalnu blokadu, kao pokušaj da spreči trgovinu Britanije sa evropskim
kontinentom.
Posledice
Razlika izmeću žrtava jedne i druge strane nije bila samo posledica Nelsonove
taktike, nego razlike bojne gotovosti dve flote. Nelsonovu flotu su činili brodovi,
koji su sudelovali u mnogim obračunima tokom blokade. Francusku flotu su
uglavnom činili brodovi za snabdevanje vojske.
Literatura
Adkins, Roy, Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle, 2004, Little Brown, ISBN 0-
316-72511-0.
Corbett, Julian S., The Trafalgar Campaign, 1910, London.
Desbrière, Edouard, The Naval Campaign of 1805: Trafalgar, 1907, Paris. English
translation by Constance Eastwick, 1933.
Fernandez, Juan Cayuela, Trafalgar. Hombres y naves entre dos épocas, 2004,
Ariel (Barcelona) ISBN 84-344-6760-7
Harbron, John D., Trafalgar and the Spanish Navy, 1988, London, ISBN 0-85177-
963-8.
Howarth, David, Trafalgar: The Nelson Touch, 2003, Phoenix Press, ISBN 1-
84212-717-9.
Huskisson, Thomas, Eyewitness to Trafalgar, reprinted in 1985 as a limited
edition of 1000; Ellisons' Editions, ISBN 0-946092-09-5 — the author was half-
brother of William Huskisson
Lambert, Andrew, War at Sea in the Age of Sail, Chapter 8, 2000, London, ISBN
1-55278-127-5
Nicolson, Adam, Men of Honour: Trafalgar and the Making of the English Hero
(U.S. title Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and the Battle of Trafalgar), 2005,
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Pocock, Tom, Horatio Nelson, Chapter XII, 1987, London, ISBN 0-7126-6123-9
Pope, Dudley, England Expects (U.S. title Decision at Trafalgar), 1959,
Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
Schom, Alan, Trafalgar: Countdown to Battle, 1803-1805, 1990, New York, ISBN
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Warner, Oliver, Trafalgar. First published 1959 by Batsford - republished 1966 by
Pan.
Spoljašnje veze
The London Gazette Extraordinary, November 6, 1805 original published
dispatches, Naval History: Great Britain, EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents
From Western Europe, Brigham Young University Library, accessed July 27, 2006
Interactive guide:Battle of Trafalgar educational presentation by Guardian
Unlimited
HMS Victory Royal Navy Web Site
Pictures of HMS Victory
News;Battle of Trafalgar memorial
Life onboard HMS Victory: an educational resource
Nelson, Trafalgar and those who served
Nelson's Memorandum - battle plan - in the British Library
BBC video (42 min.) of the re-enactment of the Battle of Trafalgar off
Portsmouth on 28th June 2005
Napoleon, His Army and Enemies
Inaccurate animated depiction of battle
Trafalgar Woods Project
Todo a Babor. La Batalla de Trafalgar The battle of Trafalgar. Article in spanish.