Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount: Early Life

He entered the navy at the age of 12 and became a captain at the age of 20. He saw service in the West Indies, in the Baltic, and in Canada. During these years he became friendly with the duke of Clarence (later William IV) and married (1787) a widow, Frances Nisbet, in the West Indies. That same year he returned to England and remained inactive and somewhat in disfavor at the admiralty.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• In the Napoleonic Wars
• In the French Revolutionary Wars
• Early Life
• Bibliography

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