Vice-Admiral W. S. Lovell in Battle of Trafalgar - 21 October, 1805
from A Personal Narrative of Events from 1799-1815, page 45:
Lord Nelson's van was strong - three 3-deckers, viz. Victory, Temeraire and Neptune, and four 74s... the bands playing 'God Save the King', 'Rule Britannia', and 'Britons Strike Home'; the crews stationed on the forecastle of the different ships cheering the ship ahead of them when the enemy began to fire, sent those feelings to our hearts that ensured us victory.
cite as
Vice-Admiral W. S. Lovell, A Personal Narrative of Events from 1799-1815. In Richard Baker and David Proctor (ed.), Music of the sea (:London, 2005), p. 45. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1386420942077 accessed: 31 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| 'Britons Strike Home' at the Battle of Trafalgar | performed by naval band |
God Save the King
written by Gerhard, Baron von Bunsen |
performed by naval band |
Rule Britannia
written by Thomas Arne |
performed by naval band |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 21 October, 1805 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors |
Originally submitted by th4 on Sat, 07 Dec 2013 12:55:42 +0000