Since 1803, Napoleon has dreamed of invading England. An ambition for which the Emperor transformed the small port of Boulogne-sur-Mer into a gigantic stronghold where 150,000 soldiers are stationed.
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In order to succeed in the landing, he seeks to attract the English naval forces away from the Channel. After a few vain attempts to take Collingwood and Nelson's fleets to the Antilles, Admiral de Villeneuve allows himself to be trapped in front of Cadiz, off Cape Trafalgar, to attract the English.
But he soon receives a counter-order and must go to the Mediterranean. Two days after leaving the harbor, on October 21, 1805, the French ships commanded by Villeneuve were intercepted by twenty-seven English ships led by the flamboyant Admiral Nelson...
A gripping military and human story with a face-off between two admirals who are complete opposites.

00:00 The Battle of Aboukir
07:34 Boulogne Camps
18:50 Villeneuve's Campaign
30:30 Villeneuve Returns to CADIZ
36:20 Trafalgar Unfolding

Trafalgar
Director: Fabrice Hourlier
Authors: Marc Eisenchteter, Fabrice Hourlier
Producers: ARTE FRANCE, MEDIA VIDEO COMPAGNIE
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