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To mark the final year of the Nelson Decade the Conference Steering Group, led by the Royal Naval Museum in partnership with BAE Systems plc and supported by Action Stations, The 1805 Club, The Nelson Society, The Society for Nautical Research and the Royal Navy, invites you to attend The Battle of Trafalgar Conference. This important two-day international event is being held in the auditorium of the hi-tech Action Stations at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
Naval historians and scholars from Britain, France and Spain will present papers on the Trafalgar campaign, the fleets and the men, the engagement itself, its legacy and the significance of "The Nelson Touch" to 21st century naval warfare.
Conference Programme
Thursday 13th October 2005
2-30-5pm Registration at Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Opportunity for free visit to HMS Victory during the afternoon
Friday 14th October 2005 : The Campaign
9am Action Stations open for Conference Registration
9-30am Conference welcome by Dr Campbell McMurray OBE, Director, Royal Naval Museum who will introduce the Chairman for the opening day, Professor Roger Knight
Keynote Address
Dr Michael Duffy
La Grande Armée of 1805: From the Great Ocean to the Great Continents
Dr Michael Broers
Beyond the Wooden Walls: The British Defences against Invasion 1803-1805
Professor Clive Emsley
1pm Lunch aboard cruise craft and Portsmouth Harbour tour
The Naval Campaign – Summer 1805
Mr Brian Lavery
Austerlitz and the French
Dr Peter Hicks
End of conference Day 1
6-30pm The Volunteer Band of HMS Nelson will Beat Retreat in the Starboard Arena alongside, HMS Victory
7-9pm Hot buffet reception at the Royal Naval Museum
Saturday 15th October 2005 : The Battle
9-30am Chairman – Vice Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham KCB, introduced by Dr Campbell McMurray OBE
The French Perspective
Contre Amiral Rémi Monaque
The Spanish Perspective
Dr Agustin Guimerá y Ravina
The British Perspective
Dr Colin White
1pm Lunch at Action Stations
Trafalgar Re-fought
The Inshore Squadron will present a computerised re-construction of the battle
The Nelson Touch in the 21st Century
Admiral Sir Jonathan Band KCB
Plenary Session and conference close
7-30-9-30pm Civic Drinks Reception hosted by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, to be held in the Portland Building, Portsmouth University
For further details, visit the Conference Website
Language
English
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