Horatio Nelson, 1. Viscount Nelson Zitate
seite 2

Horatio Nelson, 1. Viscount Nelson, 1. Baron Nelson, KB, Herzog von Bronte war ein britischer Admiral, der einige viel beachtete Seesiege errang bzw. daran entscheidenden Anteil hatte: 1797 St. Vincent , 1798 Abukir, 1801 Kopenhagen, 1805 Trafalgar.

✵ 29. September 1758 – 21. Oktober 1805   •   Andere Namen Lord Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson, 1. Viscount Nelson Foto
Horatio Nelson, 1. Viscount Nelson: 38   Zitate 0   Gefällt mir

Horatio Nelson, 1. Viscount Nelson: Zitate auf Englisch

“Drink, drink. Fan, fan. Rub, rub.”

In his dying hours, Nelson was attended by his chaplain, Alexander Scott; his steward, Chevalier; and the purser, Walter Burke. Their accounts have been available to Nelson's modern biographers. This was a request to alleviate his symptoms of thirst, heat, and the pains of his wounds, as quoted in Horatio Nelson (1987) by Tom Pocock, p. 331
The Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

“My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive.”

Letter to his mistress, Lady Hamilton (1800) [citation needed]; derived from "But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive." by William Shakespeare, in Henry V
1800s

“The measure may be thought bold, but I am of the opinion the boldest are the safest.”

Statement to Sir Hyde Parker urging vigorous action against the Russians and Danes (24 March 1801), quoted in "The Book of Military Quotations" by Peter G. Tsouras, p. 54
1800s

“I had rather suffer death than alarm Mrs. Freemantle, by letting her see me in this state, when I can give her no tidings whatever of her husband.”

After being wounded during the attack on Santa Cruz de Tenerife (24 July 1797), as quoted in The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson with Notes (1845) edited Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Vol. II : 1795-1797, p. 423
1790s

Ähnliche Autoren

Philip Stanhope Chesterfield Foto
Philip Stanhope Chesterfield 11
britischer Diplomat
Edmund Burke Foto
Edmund Burke 13
Schriftsteller, Staatsphilosoph und Politiker
Laurence Sterne Foto
Laurence Sterne 5
britischer Schriftsteller
John Locke Foto
John Locke 46
englischer Philosoph und Vordenker der Aufklärung
Georg Friedrich Händel Foto
Georg Friedrich Händel 4
britischer Komponist mit deutschen Emigration in der Epoche…
John Owen Foto
John Owen 1
walisischer Schriftsteller