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Horatio Nelson, Viscount Lord (and 'something of the Nile' i believe) is arguably one of the greatest NAval Commanders of all time, some would say that Marine Chap Bull Hasey(SP) or Chester Nimitz...

I say Nay.
Lord Nelson all the way.

What was Nelsons greatest Victory?
One eye
One Arm
One Arsehole!
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/nelson2.jpg
God bless the man.

Poopdeck!
I broke the poll.
*Keel Hauls self*

Baron Nelson of the Nile

Baron Nelson of the Nile
That is the one.
Thank you.

That is the one.
Thank you.

thats all right
its one part of school i like was to look people from the past

thats all right
its one part of school i like was to look people from the past
I am really not on game.
I was 1000 posts premature.:confused:

I'd put Nimitz over Nelson any day.

Nimitz had to take a fleet of 3 carriers and defeat an enemy with 11 carriers.

I'd put Nimitz over Nelson any day.

Nimitz had to take a fleet of 3 carriers and defeat an enemy with 11 carriers.

But Nelson beat the Spanish and French fleets almost single handedly

Poopdeck!
I broke the poll.
*Keel Hauls self*
"Is the poop deck really what I think it is?"

Naw... pirates are cooler.

"Is the poop deck really what I think it is?"

Um.. No, i dont think so. Its the bit in the middle. you got the two higher bits at the bow and stern, then ladders goin down to a slightly lower bit.

But Nelson beat the Spanish and French fleets almost single handedly

Hardly. At the outset of hostilities When Napoleon resumed the war between England and France, The English had something like four times the number of ships of the line as the French, and the Spanish didn't have the economy to pose a serious threat off the bat.

Hardly. At the outset of hostilities When Napoleon resumed the war between England and France, The English had something like four times the number of ships of the line as the French, and the Spanish didn't have the economy to pose a serious threat off the bat.

Yeah, but he still beat em. i didnt say they outnumbered us :p

Oh, wait, yes i did...

anyway, Nelson revolutionised sea battles, Nimitz didnt. thats my point

Yeah, but he still beat em. i didnt say they outnumbered us :p

Oh, wait, yes i did...

anyway, Nelson revolutionised sea battles, Nimitz didnt. thats my point

Touche'

Hmm... so would that mean that perhaps General Marshall would have been a better comparison than Nimitz? He did, after all, demonstratet he extreme effectiveness of fighters in naval warfare... a lesson the Japanese learned very well...

200 of these guys? No thanks, 2 was quite enough! :p

http://flumesday.com/images/offspring/nelson.jpg

I think he meant these Nelsons:
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/3/30/250px-TheNelsonfamily.jpg
Ozzie, Harriet, David, and Ricky.

200 of these guys? No thanks, 2 was quite enough! :p

http://flumesday.com/images/offspring/nelson.jpg

She loves me more than words can say
And it just gets better every day
I thank the good Lord every night
I guess I finally got it right
She loves me


ahh...good stuff

-hangs self-

But Nelson beat the Spanish and French fleets almost single handedly

31 ships of the line vs. 27 ships of the line isn't as impressive as 3 carriers vs. 11.

Nelson wasn't in the bind Nimitz was in.

Nimitz was heavily outnumbered.

I would put Andrew Browne Cunningham above Nimitz