Trafalgar order of battle and casualties

Trafalgar order of battle and casualties

This is a listing of the fleets that participated in the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, and the number of killed and wounded per ship.

Named officers marked '†', died during or shortly after the battle.

British fleet

The table below shows the British vessels deployed during the battle. HMS "Africa" attacked the head of the Allied line (to the North of the Weather column), whilst the rest of the ships-of-the-line were divided into two columns, with the Weather column forming the northern flank and the Lee column the southern flank. They are listed in sailing order.

During the battle the frigates and smaller vessels acted in support, but did not engage the enemy.

Franco-Spanish fleet

The following listing shows the French and
Spanish ships of the line by order of sailing from north to south.

Notes

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* by Walter Runciman


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