May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory. . . .
So wrote Horatio, Lord Nelson on Oct. 21, 1805, off Cape Trafalgar. Few hours later the one-armed commander signaled his famed slogan ("England expects every man to do his duty") to his fleet, then swept on the French and Spanish lines, blasted them with his broadsides, clinched the victory for which he had prayed. He then died of a shattered spine after bidding farewell to his flag...
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