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Memorial: M1349

Obelisk on Birchin Edge, Derbyshire dedicated to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson d. 1805

Location

Birchin Edge, Birchin Edge, Derbyshire, England

Details

Description: Obelisk with a ball on the top.
Type: Obelisk
Materials: Gritstone

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: Commissioned by J. Brightman, 1810.
Bibliography: Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p.142.

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