Trafalgar battle plans drawn up by Admiral Horatio Nelson could auction for ... trends now
Original battle plans drawn by Admiral Horatio Nelson could start a bidding war worth £250,000 in New York.
The plans detail Horatio's fleet to victory at Trafalgar in the early 1800s.
The six-page document was signed by the naval hero on the eve of the historic battle. It contains detailed instructions for his captains and hand-drawn illustrations of his tactics.
His revolutionary approach, called the 'Nelson touch', allowed his outnumbered fleet to defeat the French and destruct Napoleon's plans to invade Britain on October, 21, 1805.
Original Trafalgar battle plans drawn by Admiral Horatio Nelson could start a bidding war worth £250,000 in New York
It was penned by Nelson on board his ship, the HMS Victory, at Cadiz, southern Spain, a little over a week before the engagement.
The 'historically important' document has stunned specialists at Bonhams in New York where it is expected to spark an international bidding war.
Nelson outlined his strategy of splitting his fleet into three lines.
He wrote: 'Something must be left to chance; nothing is sure in a Sea Fight beyond all others (...) no Captain can do very wrong if he places his Ship alongside that of an Enemy.'
The legendary admiral did not live to celebrate his success. He was shot by a sniper onboard the Victory as the battle neared its end.
The six-page document was signed by the naval hero on the eve of the historic battle
His revolutionary approach, called the 'Nelson touch', allowed his outnumbered fleet to defeat the French
-40 years ago the document was sold to an American collector
Nelson addressed it to Vice Admiral Robert Calder, due to return to England to be court-marshalled for pulling ships out of an earlier engagement.
He attempted to convince Calder to stay for the battle to prove himself to his critics - but he returned to England.
Valuer at Bonhams, Ian Ehling, said: 'This is one of
