Vice-Admiral of the White Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson was a British Royal Navy officer whose leadership, grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics led to multiple decisive British naval victories during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is widely regarded as the greatest admiral in history.
- Occupation
- naval officer, politician, admiral
- Position held
- member of the House of Lords
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- September 29, 1758
- Died
- October 21, 1805