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Episode 86: Six Hours

The Age of Napoleon Podcast

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The Great Battle of the Royal Navy

The combined fleet prepared to sail out and meet lord nelson and the british. They had been putting off this confrontation for months, desperate to preserve their forces until the perfect moment arrived. The grand confrontation with the royal navy was supposed to be about buying napoleon his six hours. With the french armies storming into germany, there was no longer any force available to land in britain. Instead, the sailors of the combined fleet were going into battle to save the career of a mediocre admiral.

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