Trafalgar, Battle of
Pronunciation: /trəˈfalgə/
Definition of Trafalgar, Battle of
- a decisive naval battle fought on 21 October 1805 off the cape of Trafalgar on the south coast of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. The British fleet under Horatio Nelson defeated the combined fleets of France and Spain, which were attempting to clear the way for Napoleon’s projected invasion of Britain.