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HMS Victory Trafalgar Musket Ball
- This French musket ball was recovered from HMS Victory after the Battle of Trafalgar
- The lead ball represents the same type of projectile that fatally wounded Admiral Nelson
- An accompanying handwritten letter records the relic’s provenance
- The ball and letter are framed together beneath a plaque identifying their historical association
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French, 1805
Recovered from HMS Victory after the Battle of Trafalgar, this French lead musket ball offers a physical connection to Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship and his final naval engagement. Removed by a person who worked on the ship, the ball is preserved alongside a handwritten letter documenting its history.
On October 21, 1805, Nelson led the British fleet against the combined French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar.. . .
French, 1805
Recovered from HMS Victory after the Battle of Trafalgar, this French lead musket ball offers a physical connection to Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship and his final naval engagement. Removed by a person who worked on the ship, the ball is preserved alongside a handwritten letter documenting its history.
On October 21, 1805, Nelson led the British fleet against the combined French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar. During the fighting, a French marksman aboard the Redoutable fatally wounded him with a lead musket ball. The projectile that killed Nelson was subsequently preserved by the ship’s surgeon, William Beatty, and presented to Queen Victoria after Beatty’s death. It remains in the Royal Collection today, providing an institutional parallel for the type of ammunition represented by this relic.
Frame: 14 1/8" high x 12 5/8" wide x 1 1/8" deep
| Period: | 19th Century |
| Origin: | France |
| Type: | Historical Memorabilia |
| Depth: | 1.13 in. (2.86 cm) |
| Width: | 12.63 in. (32.07 cm) |
| Height: | 14.13 in. (35.88 cm) |
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