Victory's Loss by Mark Churms at Ozark Airfield Artworks Aviation Art

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"VICTORY'S LOSS"

Churms - Signed Ltd. Edition
Paper Print /750: VICTORY'S LOSS
- Death of Nelson at Trafalgar

Image size: 11 inches high x 17
inches wide. Signed and
numbered by artist.

THE BATTLE of TRAFALGAR, 1805
October 21st, off Cape Trafalgar, near Cadiz in Spain. The two most powerful
fleets in the world engage to decide who will master the waves, Britannia or
Bonaparte? "Nelson confides that every man will do his duty". On the
quarterdeck of the mighty British flagship, HMS Victory, the battle rages as
England's most gifted Vice Admiral commands a fleet of 33 warships. They
smash through the line of battle of the 33 French and Spanish vessels under
Vice Admiral Villeneuve, dividing them into three segments. Nelson leads
from the front aboard his friend, Captain Hardy's ship. Hardy stands over 6'
tall. With more than 100 guns and eight hundred crew, HMS Victory is also a
giant!

"Engage the enemy more closely" orders Nelson. Cannon fire, grapeshot,
musket balls and deadly splinters of oak destroy all in their path. Victory's
wheel is smashed to pieces, while the ship's officers calmly pace up and
down in clear view of the enemy. John Scott (Nelson's secretary), is sliced in
two by a cannon ball. His blood soaks the sandy deck and his body parts
are thrown over the side. Hardy's silver buckle is torn from his left shoe.
"This is too warm work Hardy, to last long" Nelson exclaims. The attack is
pressed home as the British breach the allies' line of battle.

Horatio Nelson Mortally Wounded
The ships are raked with gunfire at close quarters, masts and rigging fall,
Victory and Redoutable entangle side by side and exchange point blank
gunfire. Hardy turns to see his commander fall to the deck on the exact spot
where Scott was killed. The gold, bullion is torn from Nelson's epaulette, he
has been shot through the left shoulder. His spine is broken and he knows
he will not survive the fight.

Victory in Death
Napoleon's decisive victory against the Austrians and Russians at Austerlitz
in early December will overshadow this disastrous defeat at sea but the
Emperor's navy is ruined and will never recover! The greatest battle in
British naval history is won, but a high price is paid with the lost limbs and
lives of naval officers, sailors, marines, and England's brightest son, Horatio.