In November 1805 news finally arrived in England of the great naval victory of Trafalgar. Although it has become one of our most celebrated battles, much of our understanding derives from interpretations made in a 1912 Admiralty Report. Bringing together evidence from British, French and Spanish ships' logs we reconsider what really happened in 1805 and in the final engagement of the campaign fought three months later. We also look at the experiences of men from Hertfordshire who fought in the battle including Joseph Gape of St Albans.
John Morewood is president of St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society and Hon Secretary of The Waterloo Association. His first co-authored book was ‘HMS Vanguard at the Nile, the man, the ship, the battle’ produced for the Nelson Society.
This lecture will be available in person at Dagnall Street Baptist Church and also online via Zoom. Attendance is free to SAHAAS members; £5 for non-members.
Please click on the button above right to register. You will then receive confirmation of your registration by email return. Registration closes at 3.30pm on Tuesday 11 November.
All those registered will be emailed the Zoom joining instructions by 4pm on the day of the lecture. If you have not received this by 5pm, please contact us using the email address below. NB. If you are registering two or more members to attend via Zoom, and want each of them to receive the link in their own email inbox, these details need to be entered at registration.
It is important to note that SAHAAS operates hybrid talks relying on two volunteers who work very hard behind-the-scenes on the technology to ensure we can offer this service to those unable to attend at the church. Occasionally despite our best efforts technology works against us. There may be a delay in acknowledging an issue but this is only because we are working out how to resolve it.
If you have any questions, please email Gill Girdziusz via lectures@stalbanshistory.org
Photo above: The Battle of Trafalgar by William Clarkson Stanfield (Wikipedia)
