Intimate portrait of the man who really won the Battle of Trafalgar – Admiral Lord Collingwood. Historian Max Adams sets out to retrace the life of Nelson's best friend from his early days as an officer in the Bunker Hill conflict in Boston through to his tragic last years as Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. Along the way, Adams discovers more of the relationship between the two men from their time together in the Mediterranean and West Indies. A veteran of three of the great fleet actions of his era – The Glorious 1st June, St Vincent and Trafalgar – Cuthbert Collingwood might justifiably be regarded as Britain's foremost naval hero…..were it not for his modesty and the well documented demise of his friend Nelson, next to whom he lies in St Paul's Cathedral.
When:
Friday 17 April, 7am
(repeated Friday 17 April, 4pm)
Where:
History Channel (UK)
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