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NELSON

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  " gentlemen , when the enemy is 

committed to a mistake we must not

interupt him too soon."

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from his ship "victory" nelson wins a famous victory   :

it is 1805 and the battle of trafalgar off the coast of spain, and one of history's great sea battles ,the british navy takeS on the combined fleets of spain and france  AND WINS THE DAY .to rally his sailors nelson sends this flag message  to his men AT THE START OF THE BATTLE :

"england expects every man 

           to do his duty"

see also the film "That Hamilton Woman" (1941) it captures this moment

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