Bequest to the Nation
During the scenes at Trafalgar, the main rudder of HMS Victory is shot, killing the pilot and one the helmsmen. At this point, Nelson orders to "engage the enemy more closely". These events are genuine, and happened exactly in the order depicted in the movie, according to HMS Victory's log.,Despite being popularized as such by previous films, Admiral Horatio Nelson never wore an eyepatch. Despite having lost the sight of his left eye during the Siege of Calvi in 1794 after a cannonball hit a sandbag near his position, blasting sand and debris on his face, he did not lose the eyeball. Nelson did have a visor sewn to his hat that partially covered his blind eye, to protect him against glare, but never wore a full eyepatch, especially on land.,Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson: Captain!
Capt. Blackwood: Yes, my lord?
Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson: Five hours I've watched you trying to pass me in your damned Temeraire. When we come to battle, I'll thank you to keep to your proper station.
Capt. Blackwood: Yes, my lord, and what is that?,Features That Hamilton Woman (1941),The movie is an adaptation of a play on Nelson and Lady Hamilton, written by Terence Rattigan, surely on par with other Rattigan plays such as The Deep Blue Sea, The WInslow Boy and Separate Tables.,