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At last, we conclude the saga of Nelson, the greatest frigate in the history of the British Navy.

-Dolphins are returning to Italy -Japanese torpedo boats are being sighted on Europe once again -Drach uploads part 3 of the Admiral Nelson series Nature is finally healing

H.M.S. Malta, “I’m not trapped in the fog with you lot, you’re all trapped in here with me, lads!

I love how Villneuve's plan went from "complex" to "labyrinthian".

"Guess we should have let him go duel the Admiral." - some French officer in October 1805

It's been 84 years and Part 3 is finally here! *Now... I just gotta go back and rewatch the other two for context again.*

“Hurled his telescope, and then his wig….” Tell me, did he have any family in the Russian navy?

It was awesome to see both carriers in the background when Drach and Matt were on the deck

A pleasure to work with you! For anyone who is interested in exploring more about the gunnery we have a video on the subject: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbp-arh217K6m4U.html

You know... I've always blasted the IJN for their "Napoleon at Sea" tactics but I didn't realize even Napoleon used "Napoleon at Sea" tactics.

The description of Villeneuve's Nelson fixation reminds me of the Japanese before the Battle of Leyte Gulf. They set out with faith in Divine Providence, or, as another officer phrased it, with faith in total annihilation. (Paraphrased from Hastings' "Retribution".)

Confidence in a close in fight during the age of sail is utterly key, when everything is being done by muscle power a good crew is more than a good crew, its almost equivalent to a steel and steam warship with clean boilers, quality coal/bunker oil, a state of the art comms suite, top end hydraulics and more since all this in a sail ship is done by your ratings and their officers French timidity and defeatism, infuriating to the captains of the French ships certainly trickled down to lower ranked officers and men. When you have no faith in your leadership you’re much more likely to strike your colours when your broadside to broadside Compare that to Nelson who at this point was a living legend of the RN, when he said “I’m going to defy naval tradition and just run right at them” his captains were hanging off his every word, both parties had total confidence in each other. Thats leadership

Seeing the Trafalgar Gun Company in action was super cool, and answered a lot of my questions about age of sail gunnery in ways that written or spoken descriptions never have been able to. Seeing it happen just makes everything clearer. Thank you for giving me this opportunity.

"MAKE ME MASTER OF THE CHANNEL FOR 6 HOURS AND ILL BE MASTER OF EUROPE" - Napoleon "Not today short man" - Some British admiral

Just to note that the Victory has now been repainted in the colour scheme historians believe to be closer to the time of Trafalgar rather than the deeper yellow previously seen . Great video

Finally, I've watched the other episodes atleast a dozen times by now. Thank you Drach

*Drach uploads part 3 of Nelson's Saga* Finally my collection is complete

Wind noise on a sailing ship??!?!??!!!? Outrageous!! Great video 👍👍🇺🇲🤝🇬🇧

Whoever asked for a video on Nelson deserves a plaque. So much information and knowledge. We often only hear about the big battles.

I really enjoyed the section with Matt Easton because it got Drach answering the kind of questions I have and really explaining things to a lay audience.

".....is underselling it considerably." Love it.

Drinking a Lambs Navy 1:4 with water, watching part 3 of the Nelson series, and thoroughly enjoying both.

You know you’re good when the most replayed section is the start of the video, people (myself included) are starting over and listening again because there’s so much info and it’s so interesting

The prophesied day has come, the great speaker of Nelson’s saga has returned.

Good morning all. Been looking forward to this👍

Regarding the comment about the gun crew's entire focus being on gun drill, a more modern example of this would be the Boy (1st Class) Jack Cornwell at Jutland though mortally wounded his default reaction was to pick himself up and return to his position to continue serving his gun.

I watched the Nelson video yesterday and spent like 4 hours looking for the third part

interesting, Nelson's closest counterpart in Korea,Admiral Yi, was also killed via small arms fire (I think Japanese arquebus in this case).

Awesome to see Matt Easton pop up in another video!

Even 2 years ago when this series started i wouldn't have imagined that Drach would be filming his material ON HMS Victory. its amazing the access a dedicated educator can get these days, and the things they can show us from halfway across the planet. thanks for all your hard work Drach.

I've actually been waiting 2 years for this, let's go

The small battery of sixteen guns, which in another video they said was used for performances of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, reminds me of another performance using real guns. Usually during Labor Day weekend, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, during their summer residency at Ravinia Park, will also perform that piece. There is somebody who provides a battery of Lyle Guns, which are short-barreled muzzle-loading guns, 2.5 inch smooth bore, developed by the United States Life-Saving Service (now part of the Coast Guard) to fire rescue lines. I've been to one of those performances and it's a lot of fun.

Wednesday with Drach is always special for sure.

This has been a most excellent video, despite me taking two days to enjoy its full goodness. Good to see Matt and his expertise, love the Trafalgar Gun lads too. Thank you Drach - it was worth the wait. One more day to Trafalgar Day - we always celebrated it at my school in Newcastle as one of its old boys was a certain Cuthbert Collingwood.

52:32 A wild Drach appears, attracted by the blast and gunsmoke produced by the cannon... :)

Thanks Drac. The final chapter of the story of The Norfolk Hero.

It may have taken two years, but blessed be the day it arrived

Fantastic work, can't wait for the next part

I’ve been waiting for this! Thank you!

What a great day, part three is here after a long long wait! Great video keep up the work.

Was refreshing yt to look for something to watch, very delighted to see this pop up.

Outstanding video, Drach!

I would love to watch more content about the anglo- Dutch wars!

Having HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales in the background is a nice touch.

That was most illuminating, thanks very much.

Finally! I have been waiting for this for so long!

This is my first post on youtube and I can't say how excited I was to see part three this morning, Thank you!

Thank you, Drachinifel.

Finally part 3, I waited ages for this ^^

Terrific vid Drach and thank you so much for the chat with Matt of the Trafalgar gun crew. Its the first time Ive heard anything about real world gunnery tactics and considerations of that time from someone who clearly knows his stuff . An absolute eye opener and documentary gold

Drach, I thoroughly enjoyed this vid. The Trafalgar Gun Company segment brought back fond memories of crewing a 3# field piece.

I do hope you make a playlist for this series, I had missed the first two and had some issues finding the other. Great work as always.

Drachinifel, thank you for the work you put into the channel. Your audience appreciates you.

Holy shit I just rewatched 1 and 2 last night to refresh hoping this would come out soon.. can't wait but I must I'm at work.

Loved the Monty python photo clip discussing Spain (“Nobody survives the Spanish Inquisition”)…

Very informative. Thank you for making this video.

Fantastic! Made my morning, on to coffee!

Nice work getting both new carriers AND Victory in the same shot. Good work sir.

I had never heard of the HMS St. Lawrence. I have learned more about history from following KZfaq channels such as yours than any history school books, thank you.

Excited for part 4!

Whoaaa.. nice... Finally another long video... Thanx Drach

IVE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS

Thank you, kind sir. I am now complete.

Thank you for your great quality videos. They bring pleasure to many peoples life, Like fentanyl, only milder and less deadly.

I want to hear the story of the cutter and the schooner that found themselves at the battle of Trafalgar.

"Villeneuve was convinced that to fight Nelson was to lose"... I mean, he wasn't wrong!

Good video. Looking forward to Part 4... many years from now.

I’ve been waiting for this! I feel like a kid on Christmas morning lol

Yay I’m so happy! I was just rewatched part one and two last night. What luck to have part 3 out today!

Enjoyable and informative as usual

A quote of Nelson's was : "Don't worry about manouveurs, just go right at them" It wasn't clear if he was talking about Naval Warfare or the business of dating the opposite sex at the time , though..

He was no less fallible than any other man, however, he was one of the greatest combat leaders in Naval history. Greatly admired for his physical courage, patriotism and humanity...

Victory is still available for thorough tours including below decks. She is in dry dock at Portsmouth naval base. I have been on board several times and never tire of these visits. I have a good sized lump of Victory’s inner hull, my father was industrial nurse at the dockyard in the 1960s when repair work was being done and my piece had been thrown in the rubbish skip.

Horatio, Horatio... wherefore art thou dear Horatio?? wonderful to see the this return of my fav British Captain come Admiral.

great lighting in that ship can see really clearly

Very interesting Video jam packed with great colabs ! :)

I was just thinking about when we were getting part 3. I guess today!

Sweet, the new audio book version of Hornblower is out!

It’s here!

I cant wait for a video on Trafalgar. It'll be great.

Admiral Nelson is indeed both human and Superman. He had a younger woman who apparently loved and care for; they got to spend a mere 25 days at a wonderful mansion he owned, before he left for the last battle of his life. He is very fortunate to have found a woman that doted on him! I wish my wife of 48 years had loved me that much. Admiral Nelson was also blessed to get such useful insights to insure the British victory at Trafalgar! It would have been easier to follow SOP.

oh man I've been waiting a while to see this episode I was beginning to think you've completely forgotten it!

While I have enjoyed every program, this is my immediate favorite.

Everyone has been waiting for this video.

That's pretty awesome! Great video

Just finished, thanks Drach! I very much enjoyed the finale and it was worth the wait! Take care brother Drach, catch ya soon!

Excellent as always 👍😁

Can't belive Drach finished the Nelson series haha

Yaaaay! Thank you!

Just finished watching this three part documentary. Absolutely fantastic thoroughly enjoyed it. Also as a video suggestion for HMS Manchester or HMS Liverpool. Thank you for these videos great stuff keep it up

I thought this would never come, amazing! 🥳

I love history , So I love your passion for history

Pre dreadnought and the age of sail are my two fave eras.

Ty I thought I missed it or you named it something else but this makes sense thank you

EXCELLENT - THANK YOU SO MUCH ! ! ! 🙂😎👍

Nice, I was just casually watching the first two episodes. Wondering where the 3rd part would be and discovered through the comments, it had just been published.

Do my eyes deceive me? Or is it really? Oh boi. Part 1 was one of the first videos I got in my recommended from you Drach. This feels downright nostalgic

At long last! The anticipation!

Good god, this should be on the big screen, Drach, it's long enough. Not complaining, HELL NO, you're doing great work. I feel so much more educated about the great admiral Nelson, TYVM good ser