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Charles Edward Dixon ‘Victory Opening Fire’ at Trafalgar, 1907 Watercolour 18 x 28 cm Private collection The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on the 21st of October 1805 off Cape Trafalgar on the Spanish coast, between the combined fleets of Spain and France and the Royal Navy. It was the last great sea action of…