Horatio Nelson

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, Knight of the Bath (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. He was noted for his inspirational leadership, superb grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics, all of which resulted in a number of decisive naval victories, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars against the France of Napoleon I. He was wounded several times in combat, losing one arm in the unsuccessful attempt to conquer Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the sight in one eye in Corsica. His two greatest victories were the Battle of the Nile in Egypt in 1798 and the Battle of Trafalgar off of Spain in 1805. During the latter, he was mortally wounded during his moment of triumph by a French sharpshooter. The large monumental park of Trafalgar Square in London, which includes Nelson's Column, is dedicated to him.

Literary comment
Nelson is the POV character of "Vive l'Amiral" by John Mina in Alternate Generals I, edited by Harry Turtledove.

Horatio Nelson in Joe Steele
The one-eyed Captain Blair told Mike Sullivan that he had been deemed unfit for combat since his injury. He remarked that Admiral Nelson had continued his career after losing both an eye and an arm, but things had changed.