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Carlton Hill,
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| Transcript: |
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'TO THE MEMORY OF/VICE-ADMIRAL/HORATIO LORD VISCOUNT NELSON/AND THE GREAT VICTORY OF TRAFALGAR,/TOO DEARLY PURCHASED WITH HIS BLOOD,/THE GRATEFUL CITIZENS OF EDINBURGH/HAVE ERECTED THIS MONUMENT/NOT TO EXPRESS THEIR UNAVAILING SORROW FOR HIS DEATH;/NOR YET TO CELEBRATE THE MATCHLESS GLORIES OF HIS L full text
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| Memorial Details: |
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| Description: |
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Five storeys with a timeball.
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Tower |
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| Event: |
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Battle of Trafalgar 1805
1803-1815 Napoleonic War
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| People listed on the memorial: |
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| Nelson, Horatio |
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47 |
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| Date of death: |
21/10/1805 |
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Cause of death: |
War casualty |
| Rank/Occupation: | Vice Admiral |
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Royal Navy
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Bibliography:
Colin White (editor) 'The Nelson Companion' (Portsmouth,1995) p. 147.
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