Burn What You Worshipped

American Conservative Magazine ^ | October 7, 2005 | Patrick J. Buchanan

[joeu]

Partial firing continued until 4:30, when a victory having been reported to the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Nelson, KB and commander in chief, he then died of his wound."

So reads the simple entry in the log of HMS Victory for Oct 21, 1805, the day of Trafalgar, one of the greatest sea battles of history, in which Admiral Horatio Nelson, architect of the Royal Navy vic­tory over the French and Spanish fleets, lost his life.

On this month's 200th anniversary of that battle that ended Napoleon's threat of invasion, a battle is being fought over London's Trafalgar Square, where a 185-foot victory column stands, atop which is a statue of the great Sea Lord who had led British fleets to triumph at Copen­hagen and the Battle of the Nil.e

London Mayor Ken Livingstone, dubbed "Red Ken" by the press for his hard-left views, wants to plant, in the heart of Trafalgar Square, a 9-foot statue of another Nelson—Nelson Mandela.

[Captain Rhino]

"Thank God I did my duty."

IIRC, these reported to be his last words - Lord Nelson that is.

RIP

[Appalled but Not Surprised]

The original article reads like Pitchfork Pat was drunk when he wrote it -- or that the webmaster didn't proofread it prior to posting.

Or both. "Worship what you bunted"???? Geeeez.