Subject :          The Battle of Trafalgar
Date :                6th May 2026 at 10.00
Speaker :         Stephen Carr-Smith
Venue :           Salisbury Methodist Church Hall

This is a return trip by Stephen who last spoke to us about the Russian Revolution. His subject this time is the Battle of Trafalgar, which was the greatest of all naval battles, fought by the greatest of all British Admirals - Admiral Lord Nelson. It was the last major sea battle fought in wooden ships under sail. It broke France as a maritime nation and it gained for Britain a naval supremacy that was not to be seriously challenged for over a century.