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John Camkiran
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To mark the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the British staged 3 naval battles in London's Hyde Park, including Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. The fleets were composed of scale frigates specially commissioned for the reenactment (compliments of a Napoleonic budget).
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John Camkiran
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The celebration proved premature with Napoleon's brief return to power the following year, which led to a second Treaty of Paris and his (re)exile to a more remote corner of the world.
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The image above is an engraving by an unknown artist published just days after the occasion, depicting the fleets at anchor in the park’s Serpentine River.
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