The average American may only be vaguely familiar with Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson ... While it’s natural to lionize Nelson by covering up his injuries, his wounds are a big part of his ...

Horatio Nelson was born on 29 September 1758 ... As a surgeon, he was particularly interested in the injury inflicted upon Nelson by a ball from a musket. The shot was fired at around 1315 ...

Writing to the Earl of Camden, the Secretary of State for War, in 1804 about the Camden's nephew who had abandoned a naval career due to seasickness, Nelson acknowledged his own struggles with the ...