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Anna Tribe, Great Great Great Granddaughter and oldest living direct descendant of Lord Nelson, admires a portrait of Nelson in Portsmouth, England, Sunday June 26, 2005, as part of the Trafalgar 200 celebrations. A flotilla of naval ships from 35 nations is gathering in the Solent off south England for the International Fleet Review ahead of Tuesday's 200th anniversary of the famous Battle of Trafalgar, which will take place in front of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on October 21, 1805, when Lord Nelson was killed aboard HMS Victory while commanding the British forces against the French.(AP Photo / Gareth Fuller, PA)


3 posted on 06/28/2005 9:06:39 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... "To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men." -- THOMAS JEFFERSON)
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The HMS Victory, which was Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, is moored at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard in June 1994. Ships from across the world were gathering off the southern English coast as Britain prepared to host spectacular celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.(AFP/File/J. David Ake)


4 posted on 06/28/2005 9:08:16 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... "To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men." -- THOMAS JEFFERSON)
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