Collingwood, Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron
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Collingwood, Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron:
see Trafalgar, battle ofTrafalgar, battle of, naval engagement fought off Cape Trafalgar on the SW coast of Spain on Oct. 21, 1805, in which the British fleet under Horatio Nelson won a famous victory over the allied French and Spanish fleets under Pierre de Villeneuve.
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