Talk:Legacy of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson

Fort Nelson

Why hasn't Fort Nelson been mentioned? —Preceding unsigned comment added by YesBye (talk • contribs) 02:27, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Spiced Rum

There is a spiced rum called "Admiral Nelson's," named after Horatio and I believe it deserves to be in the legacy section because of this; the website for the rum is http://www.admiralnelsonsrum.com/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.39.103.200 (talk) 04:50, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

A Drop of Nelson's Blood

I'm astounded that this popular sea shanty isn't mentioned here or on the main page. The fact that his body was preserved in a cask of wine is established fact. According to legend, when the sailors finally reached port and they went to remove the body, they found that the wine was all gone. Whether that's true or not is a matter of myth, but the fact is that rum has been colloquially known as "Nelson's blood" since then. The rum in the above note is named after him for that reason. There's a goddamn song about it. Google it. 24.124.125.13 (talk) 02:01, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Word Navies

See: John B. Hattendorf (2005). "Chapter 8: Nelson Afloat: A Hero Among the World's Navies". In David Cannadine (ed.). Admiral Lord Nelson Context and Legacy (PDF). asingstoke, & New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 166-192. ISBN 978–1–4039–3906–7. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)

Although there is a section in the current article called "Nelson and the Royal Navy". I think that the chapter by Hattendorf in Cannadine's book (above) contains a lot of information about the influence Nelson legacy has for many of the world's navies. This covers everything from the Nelson touch, to thoughts on a "fleet in being" through to dress traditions:

“ As in other navies throughout the world, currently serving officers in the Mexican and Uruguayan navies emphasise the tradition and heritage aspects of Nelson’s contribution to their navies, particularly in terms of uniforms. Typically, one may mention: the blue colour on a seaman’s uniform that has three white stripes, reputedly commemorating the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar; the black tie on seamen’s uniforms, believed to be a sign of mourning for Nelson’s death; the curl on the upper stripe of the gold braid on an officer’s uniform, in many navies, that is attributed to Nelson’s loss of his right arm in 1797; the standard usage of leaving unbuttoned the upper button of the frock coat, a usage reportedly used by Nelson to hold his empty right sleeve by way of the curl.¹⁰¹

• 101. Captain Juan José Fernández Parés, Hombres de Mar, un estilo de vida (Montevideo: Liga Marítima Uruguaya, 1990). See also, Kerr, The Sailor’s Nelson, pp. 9–10; Lovette, Naval Customs, Traditions, and Usage, pp. 295–6.

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-- PBS (talk) 06:49, 5 November 2011 (UTC)