Would it be the Battle of trafalgar or the Spanish Armada, Katharine?
"Night and Day"
Virginia Woolf
So, whether our blood is stirred by Nelson and trafalgar, whereof we have read, or by the Duke of York and Walcheren, whereof we haven't-or mighty little-we feel in touch with both these heroes, for they are modern.
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan
The speaker in closing said: "I can imagine no more inspiring words than those of Nelson at trafalgar, 'England expects every man to do his duty.
"Practical Grammar and Composition"
Thomas Wood