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action admiral Admiralty afterwards Agamemnon anchor appointed army arrived attack batteries battle BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN battle of Trafalgar boats brave British fleet Buonaparte Cadiz called Collingwood command commander-in-chief conduct Copenhagen Corsica Court Danes Danish deck despatches Duke Earl St Egypt enemy enemy's England English exertions feelings fire flag force France frigates Genoa Government guns Hardy honour hope island king Lady Hamilton Lady Nelson land letter lieutenant Lord Hood Lord Nelson Malta Mediterranean Minorca Naples navy Neapolitan never night occasion officers orders passed port present prince prizes received replied Robert Calder royal sail seamen sent seventy-four ships shoal shore shot Sicily signal Sir Hyde Sir John Sir John Orde Sir William Sir William Hamilton soon Spaniards Spanish squadron station struck suffered taken thought tion took Toulon troops Troubridge vessels victory Vincent whole wind wish wounded