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| Tango01 | 18 May 2016 12:19 p.m. PST |
… supremacy of the Royal Navy. "At the beginning of Jefferson's second term in office, America was the victim of several acts of hostility taken by belligerent nations during the Napoleonic Wars. On of these was the naval blockades by France and Great Britain stemming from the Battle of Trafalgar. During the Napoleonic wars, in 1805 the Royal Navy of the Great Britain enjoyed a tremendous victory against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the Battle of Trafalgar. This battle brought the Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies beginning in August of 1805 when 27 British ships led by Admiral Lord Nelson defeated 33 French and Spanish ships under Admiral Villeneuve of France. The battle took place in the Atlantic Ocean just west of Cape Trafalgar off the southwest coast of Spain. The victory was spectacular, and confirmed the naval supremacy of Great Britain. Never again, would the Royal nay be seriously challenged by the French fleet. But, this did not mean that the war with France was over. It only escalated the economic war between the two nations…"
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