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Sometime before their [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], the Doctor told [[Iris Wildthyme]] that he was instrumental at Trafalgar. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]]'') The Doctor later told [[Izzy Sinclair]] that he used a sextant to calculate the position of Napoleon's fleet at Trafalgar. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fire and Brimstone (comic story)|Fire and Brimstone]]'') The Fourth Doctor claimed to have "whipped up" an advantageous [[storm]] which helped lead [[England]] to victory. The Doctor recalled being specifically thanked for his key role in the battle by Nelson himself as he lay dying, with the Admiral's final words constituting a request that the Doctor [[kiss]] him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Gallery of Ghouls (audio story)|Gallery of Ghouls]]'') | Sometime before their [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], the Doctor told [[Iris Wildthyme]] that he was instrumental at Trafalgar. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]]'') The Doctor later told [[Izzy Sinclair]] that he used a sextant to calculate the position of Napoleon's fleet at Trafalgar. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Fire and Brimstone (comic story)|Fire and Brimstone]]'') The Fourth Doctor claimed to have "whipped up" an advantageous [[storm]] which helped lead [[England]] to victory. The Doctor recalled being specifically thanked for his key role in the battle by Nelson himself as he lay dying, with the Admiral's final words constituting a request that the Doctor [[kiss]] him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Gallery of Ghouls (audio story)|Gallery of Ghouls]]'') | ||
Following the battle, Napoleon finally abandoned his plans to [[Napoleon's invasion of England|invade England]] and turned his attention towards the [[Russian]]s and the [[Austrian]]s, marching his armies [[east]] and [[Battle of Austerlitz|defeating]] them at [[Austerlitz]]. He invaded [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]], defeated the [[Prussian]]s and [[Fall of Berlin|entered]] [[Berlin]] in a string of [[victory|victories]] which lasted for [[year]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') | |||
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