XEE4188398 The Napoleonic War: the Battle of Trafalgar, on 21/10/1805 it opposed the French-Spanish fleet under Admiral Villeneuve to the British fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Nelson. He died there. \'The Battle of Trafalgar, 1805\'. Scene on \'HMS Victory\' during the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, where the British navy decisively defeated the Franco-Spanish fleet. The British commander Admiral Lord Nelson died towards the end of the battle after being shot by a English sharpshooter. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Napoleonic War: the Battle of Trafalgar, on 21/10/1805 it opposed the French-Spanish fleet under Admiral Villeneuve to the British fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Nelson. He died there. \'The Battle of Trafalgar, 1805\'. Scene on \'HMS Victory\' during the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, where the British navy decisively defeated the Franco-Spanish fleet. The British commander Admiral Lord Nelson died towards the end of the battle after being shot by a English sharpshooter.); Stefano Bianchetti.