Trafalgar Cemetery
The cemetery was formerly known as the Southport Ditch Cemetery. It was consecrated in June 1798, seven years prior to the Battle of Trafalgar, which took place on 21 October 1805. The cemetery was sometimes considered to be part of St. Jago's Cemetery, the larger burial ground just to the north, on the opposite side of Charles V Wall. St. Jago's, also known as Deadman's Cemetery, was the only cemetery within the walls of the city of Gibraltar. In addition, it may have represented Gibraltar's oldest known cemetery. It was incorporated into St. Jago's Barracks playground in 1929, and repurposed as a rifle range and "ball alley." There exists little evidence of the former cemetery.
HMS Agamemnon (1781)
On 21 October 1805 "Agamemnon" fought in the Battle of Trafalgar. "Agamemnon" was positioned eighth in Nelson's weather column, with ahead and astern. Once engaged, she was firing both batteries, eventually pounding the great Spanish four-decker "Santísima Trinidad" until that ship was dismasted and, with 216 of her complement dead, struck her colours. Before Berry could take possession of the prize, the enemy van division began bearing down on the British line, having previously been cut off from the battle by Nelson's line-breaking tactics. With Nelson already dying below decks on "Victory", Captain of the Fleet Thomas Hardy ordered "Agamemnon" and several other ships to intercept them. Three of the enemy ships broke off and ran for Cádiz; after briefly engaging "Intrépide" the British ships moved to try to cut off the fleeing ships. Over the course of the battle, "Agamemnon" suffered just two fatalities, and eight men were wounded.