After winning the Battle Copenhagen, he was appointed commander in chief of the navy, probably due in part to his previous resounding victory  at the Battle of the Nile, forcing the French under Napolean to return to France.
After the British victory in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, he was promoted to rear Admiral. After winning the Battle Copenhagen, he was appointed commander in chief of the navy, probably due in part to his previous resounding victory  at the Battle of the Nile, forcing the French under Napolean to return to France. His most famous victory though, came  with his death on board the HMS victory, again fighting Napolean's navy. The hero of the battle of Trafalgar was, FTP,  what man who ensured that Napolean would not gain control of the seas during the Napoleonic wars?
After the British victory in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, he was promoted to rear Admiral.
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