planning
leadership
fighting forces
weapons
life on board
100
What did the British government plan to do with southern England's population in order to save them?
evacuate the population
100
Where can Nelson's statue be found today?
Trafalgar Square in London
100
They sailed as convicts for the French fleet.
the Spanish
100
Who would go and get the gun powder for the cannons?
powder monkey
100
What was used to preserve meat on board of ships?
salt
200
How did Napoleon plan to trick the British in order to cross the Channel safely?
He planned to lure them to their colonies in the Caribbean.
200
How did Nelson die?
He was shot.
200
Why did the French and Spanish crews lack experience/practice?
Because British ships had blockaded them in the ports.
200
How many guns did the Victory carry?
104
200
What did the sailors eat instead of bread?
hard biscuits
300
Where did Nelson sail to first in order to meet the French fleet?
Egypt
300
What sort of burial did Nelson not want?
'over the side' --> in the sea
300
The French outnumbered the Nelson's ships. How many more did they have?
4
300
How quickly could the British fire their guns?
every 90 seconds
300
The absence of these two items made hygiene a bit difficult.
toilet paper and soap
400
Name one advantage and one disadvantage of Nelson's new tactic, the so-called 'crossing of the T'.
+ could fire at 2 ships at the same time - when approaching in a right angle, they were vulnerable to attacks
400
What body parts had Nelson lost in previous battles?
arm and eye
400
Nelson's crew was international. Name THREE of their home countries.
p.124
400
How many men were in one team when the British fired their guns?
6
400
What did the sailors sleep in?
hammocks
500
How many barges (ships) did Napoleon plan to use for the actual invasion of Britain?
2000
500
What did the leaders sit on?
velvet-covered chairs
500
How many prisoners did the British take?
7000
500
How did the crews try to make the enemies' ships unsailable?
They aimed at the sails, mast and rigging.
500
This was used as a punishment and made worse with salt afterwards.
cat o'nine tails
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