Memorial: M2284

Obelisk at Glasgow Green, Glasgow commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805

Location

Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland

Details

Description: Obelisk on plinth.
Type: Obelisk
Materials: Sandstone
Date Erected: 1806
Artists: David Hamilton; A. Brockett [Mason]

Event

Battle of Trafalgar

Event Date

1805

Event Category

1803-1815 Napoleonic War

People

Nelson, Horatio
Age: 47
Date of Death: 21/10/1805
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Vice Admiral
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Damaged by lightning in 1810. Refurbished and floodlit in 2002.
Bibliography: Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 146.

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