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The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on 21 October 1805, was the most significant naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars and the pivotal naval battle of the 19th century. A Royal Navy fleet of 27 ships of the line destroyed an allied French and Spanish fleet of 33 ships of the line west of Cape Trafalgar in south-west Spain. The French and Spanish lost 22 ships; the British none. The British commander Admiral Lord Nelson died late in the battle, by which time he had ensured his place as Britain's greatest naval hero.

The British victory spectacularly confirmed the naval supremacy that Britain had established through the eighteenth century. After the battle, the Royal Navy remained unchallenged as the world's foremost naval power until the rise of Imperial Germany prior to the First World War, 100 years later. However, by the time it was fought, Napoleon had decided to abandon his plans to invade southern England and instead was successfully conducting military operations in Germany against Britain's continental allies.

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It is not surprising, given the significance of this battle, that Wizkids based many ships on those that fought so gallantly at Trafalgar. Scroll down to view Pirates! versions of some of the most magnificent battleships ever to sail the seven seas!