On the 21st October 1805, British Admiral Horatio Nelson famously defeated a combined French and Spanish navy under the command of Admiral Villeneuve. The French admiral's reputation has withered under the long shadow of his defeat at Trafalgar, but what was the bigger picture of his life, service, success and failure in the French navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Paul Chamberlain joins us to shed light on Admiral Villeneuve, his character, life and his death, offering insights on misconceptions and myths about one of the significant figures in the French Navy.
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