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English: The logbook of HMS Euryalus (1803) at the start of the Battle of Trafalgar. The famous message sent by Admiral Nelson is shown on the right hand page, about half way down. It is interspersed with the ordinary recordings of a ship's log, being immediately followed by "At noon, light winds..." The logbook is held in the Nelson Collection at Lloyd's of London. The message reads "England expects that every many will do his duty".
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Source https://www.lloyds.com/about-lloyds/history/historic-heroes/lloyds-and-nelson
Author Naval officer on board HMS Euryalus (1803)

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Pages from the logbook of HMS Euryalus (1803) recording Nelson's message before the Battle of Trafalgar

12 October 1805Gregorian

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