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Horatio Nelson

2009/2010 Horatio Nelson Early life Horatio Nelson was born in England on September 29, 1758, along the Norfolk shore at Burnham Thorpe His mother died when he was nine At the age of 12, Nelson joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman His naval career began on January 1, 1771, when he reported to the third-rate Raisonnable as an Ordinary Seaman and coxswain Early life Shortly after reporting aboard, Nelson was appointed a midshipman and began officer training By 1777 he had risen to the rank of lieutenant In 1779 he became a captain Mediterranean His early years of service were in the West Indies but in 1793 took the helm of HMS Agamemnon patrolling the Mediterranean In 1794 he was shot in the face during a joint operation at Calvi, Corsica, which cost him both half of his right eyebrow and the sight in his right eye Battles