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This comes off of Nelson Terrace and is part of a trio of streets, the third being Wellington Terrace connected with the Napoleonic Wars. The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement that took place on October 21, 1805 off the Spanish coast. The Royal Navy fleet under the command of Lord Horatio Nelson, was heavily outnumbered by the coalition fleet of French and Spanish vessels. So, in a daring move he sailed his fleet straight at the battle line’s flank, splitting the Franco-Spanish fleet in three and giving his own ships the advantage. His victory meant that the Royal Navy was never again seriously challenged by the French fleet in a large-scale engagement but it came at a heavy price, Nelson was killed in action having been shot on his flagship, The Victory. Jingoistic developers frequently named streets after recent battles. The name Trafalgar is Spanish of Arabic origin and means either from Taraf al-Ghar meaning Cape of the cave or Taraf al-Gharb meaning Cape of the West.
