World History
The Trafalgar Roll - Part of a genealogy site, this page lists British ships and seamen (some 1,640 of them) who fought at Trafalgar. There are also lists of killed and wounded and brief descriptions of some other naval actions.
The recorded names are probably correct but there is a note of warning at the site, "The details have been copied as accurately as possible from the original list but there are some instances where the wording is indistinct and cannot be read with full assurance of accuracy. In these cases ?? have been used to indicate uncertainty. "
From the site:
This information has been compiled from a long list of the awards made to the seamen who fought in the various Royal Navy ships under the Command of Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805.
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- Aboriginal Resistance
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- Ancient World Battles
Ancient World Battles - This site has short accounts of ancient Greek and Roman battles, starting with Marathon in 490BC. This site has not been updated in some time (since 2001) and it is biased towards Greek and Roman battles, but it is still a nice...
- The Peninsular War 1808-1814
The Peninsular War 1808-1814 - A well presented history of the war with extra information on many of the battles, including photographs of the battlefields and guidance for modern-day visitors. This war in Spain would prove to be a bad decision by Napoleon....
World History
The Trafalgar Roll
The Trafalgar Roll - Part of a genealogy site, this page lists British ships and seamen (some 1,640 of them) who fought at Trafalgar. There are also lists of killed and wounded and brief descriptions of some other naval actions.
The recorded names are probably correct but there is a note of warning at the site, "The details have been copied as accurately as possible from the original list but there are some instances where the wording is indistinct and cannot be read with full assurance of accuracy. In these cases ?? have been used to indicate uncertainty. "
From the site:
This information has been compiled from a long list of the awards made to the seamen who fought in the various Royal Navy ships under the Command of Admiral Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805.
- Forces Genealogy
Forces Genealogy - This is a military genealogy website, covering the British armed forces from the 1600's. If you are an easily amused historian, this site has lots of fun information. From the site: From our site you can find records of over 1 million...
- Historical Ignorance
As someone who teaches college students, I am continually amazed how historically illiterate many of them are. I had several conversations yesterday that were particularly frustrating. A large part of the problem is that undergraduate students are not...
- Aboriginal Resistance
Aboriginal Resistance - This site is a decent timeline of incidents of Aboriginal resistance to European settlement in Australia. It covers 1790-1997. The history begins with accounts of violence and thievery and ends with details of Australian court...
- Ancient World Battles
Ancient World Battles - This site has short accounts of ancient Greek and Roman battles, starting with Marathon in 490BC. This site has not been updated in some time (since 2001) and it is biased towards Greek and Roman battles, but it is still a nice...
- The Peninsular War 1808-1814
The Peninsular War 1808-1814 - A well presented history of the war with extra information on many of the battles, including photographs of the battlefields and guidance for modern-day visitors. This war in Spain would prove to be a bad decision by Napoleon....