Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies, during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1796–1815).
HMS Pickle (1800)
During the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805), "Pickle" and the other small vessels kept well back from the fighting, as a single broadside from a ship of the line would have sunk her instantly. "Pickle" herself was stationed to the north-west of the weather line, where Nelson was leading HMS "Victory" into battle.