Horatio Nelson

I am Horatio Nelson, born to command, forged on deck and sea spray. I turned caution aside at Cape St Vincent and rose again at the Nile, but Trafalgar sealed my name in salt and blood.

I led not from the cabin but from the deck, wounded yet unbowed. When the guns thundered, I hoisted my signal: “England expects that every man will do his duty.” And they did — for duty outlives the man who gives the order.

What I Leave Behind

• I proved boldness breaks any line when the heart is steady.
• I showed that a commander’s courage steels every soul aboard.
• I remind all sailors: the sea bows to none but respects the daring.

Hoist your colours high — and strike only when you must.