True or false: Admiral Nelson was in command of Britain's ships at Trafalgar and died during the battle.

ATrueRight answer
BFalse

Answer: True

Britain won at Trafalgar in 1805 against the French and Spanish fleets. Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square remembers him, and his ship HMS Victory is in Portsmouth.

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