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From: eplrx7!janesdc@uunet.UU.NET (Dave Janes @ SCD)
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Subject: Re: Battleships
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Date: 13 Dec 90 03:50:49 GMT
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From: eplrx7!janesdc@uunet.UU.NET (Dave Janes @ SCD)
In article <1990Dec12.032833.12370@cbnews.att.com> phil@hpsmdca.corp.hp.com (Philip Walden) writes:
>
>Nelson fought the French fleet at Trafalgar. 

Actually, Nelson fought the combined Spanish-French fleet, and the largest
ship present at Trafalgar, the Santissma Trinidad (sp?) was a part of the
Spanish fleet.  See Keegan's _The_Price_of_Admiralty for a good overview of
the battle and the events leading up to it.

Dave Janes
janesdc%esvax@dupont.com