Editing Battle of Trafalgar (section)

==In popular culture==
[[File:Turner, The Battle of Trafalgar (1822).jpg|thumb|''[[The Battle of Trafalgar (Turner)|The Battle of Trafalgar]]'' by [[J. M. W. Turner|Turner]] (oil on canvas, 1822–1824) combines events from several moments during the battle]]

===Novels===
* [[The Knight of Sainte-Hermine|''Le Chevalier de Sainte-Hermine'']] (1869), by [[Alexandre Dumas]], is an adventure story in which the main character is alleged to be the one who shot Nelson.
* ''Trafalgar'' (1873), a Spanish novel about the battle, written by [[Benito Pérez Galdós]] and starting point of the historical cycle ''[[Episodios Nacionales]]''. It is a fictional account of a boy aboard the ship ''Santísima Trinidad''.
* In [[James Clavell]]'s 1966 novel ''[[Tai-Pan (novel)|Tai-Pan]]'', the Scots chieftain of Hong Kong, Dirk Struan, reflects on his experiences as a [[powder monkey]] on board HMS ''Royal Sovereign'' at Trafalgar.
* In the unfinished novel ''[[Hornblower and the Crisis]]'' (1967) in the [[Horatio Hornblower]] series by [[C. S. Forester]], Hornblower was to deliver false orders to Villeneuve causing him to send his fleet out of Cádiz and hence fight the battle. In ''Hornblower and the Atropos'' (1953), Hornblower is put in charge of Admiral Nelson's funeral in London.
* In ''Ramage at Trafalgar'' (1986), by [[Dudley Pope]], [[Lord Ramage|Ramage]] commands the fictitious [[frigate]] HMS ''Calypso'', which is attached to Nelson's fleet.
* In ''[[Sharpe's Trafalgar]]'' (2000), by [[Bernard Cornwell]], Sharpe finds himself at the battle aboard the fictitious HMS ''Pucelle''.
* In the 2006 novel ''[[His Majesty's Dragon]]'', the first of the historical fantasy [[Temeraire (series)|''Temeraire'' series]] by [[Naomi Novik]], in which aerial [[dragon]]-mounted combat units form major divisions of European militaries during the Napoleonic Wars, Trafalgar is actually a massive feint by Napoleon to distract British forces away from the aerial and seaborne invasion of Britain near [[Dover]]. Nelson survives, though he is burned by dragon fire.
* In the 2017 fantasy novel, [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36353709-the-archimage-s-fourth-daughter The Archmage’s Fourth Daughter], by Lyndon Hardy, Nelson at Trafalgar was referenced by the character Ashley as inspiration for her plan of attack in Part 5: “Eightfold Path Neverending”, Chapter 6: “Plan The Work, Then Work The Plan”.

===In other media===
* ''[[The Battle of Trafalgar (1911 film)|The Battle of Trafalgar]]'' is a [[Lost film|lost]] 1911 American [[Silent film|silent]] short film directed by [[J. Searle Dawley]] and produced by [[Edison Studios]] in New York City. Some [[film still|stills]] from the production survive and show actor Sydney Booth performing as Nelson on [[film set]]s simulating various decks of ''Victory''.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/moviwor09chal/page/n711/mode/2up "Scene from 'Trafalgar', by the Edison Company"], ''[[The Moving Picture World]]'' (New York), 9 September 1911, p. 695. Retrieved via the [[Internet Archive]], 30 November 2021.</ref><ref>La Roche, Edwin M. (1911). [https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturesto02moti#page/n265/mode/2up "The Battle of Trafalgar (Edison)"], ''[[The Motion Picture Story Magazine]]'' (New York), September 1911, p. 91. Retrieved via the Internet Archive, 30 November 2021.</ref>
* ''[[Nelson (1918 film)|Nelson]]'' (also cited as ''Nelson: The Story of England's Immortal Naval Hero'') is a silent 1918 British [[historical film]] directed by [[Maurice Elvey]] and starring [[Donald Calthrop]], [[Malvina Longfellow]] and [[Ivy Close]].<ref name="BFI">[https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-nelson-the-story-of-englands-immortal-naval-hero-1918-online "Nelson; The Story of England's Immortal Naval Hero"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130054900/https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-nelson-the-story-of-englands-immortal-naval-hero-1918-online |date=30 November 2021 }}. Catalogue, [[British Film Institute]] (BFI), London, UK. Retrieved 29 November 2021.</ref> The [[screenplay]], which includes recreations of the battle, is based on [[Robert Southey]]'s 1813 biography ''The Life of Horatio, Lord Viscount Nelson''.<ref>Southey, Robert (1841) [originally published 1813]. [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015088602530&view=1up&seq=5&skin=2021 ''The Life of Horatio, Lord Viscount Nelson'']. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201183459/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015088602530&view=1up&seq=5&skin=2021 |date=1 December 2021 }}. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Retrieved via [[HathiTrust]] Digital Library, 1 December 2021.</ref>
* ''[[Nelson (1926 film)|Nelson]]'' is another silent British biographical film that depicts events in the battle. Released in 1926, it features [[Sir Cedric Hardwicke]] in the title role.<ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b158550 "Nelson (1926)"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129214700/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b158550 |date=29 November 2021 }}. Catalogue, BFI, London, UK. Retrieved 29 November 2021.</ref>
* ''[[That Hamilton Woman]]'' is a 1941 film about [[Horatio Nelson]] and [[Emma, Lady Hamilton]] and also includes recreations of battle scenes.
* In 1971, the [[Bee Gees]] released their ninth album (internationally) entitled [[Trafalgar (album)]], which depicts painter [[Nicholas Pocock]]'s conception of the [[Battle of Trafalgar#/media/File:Trafalgar2.jpg|Battle of Trafalgar (the situation at 1700h)]] on the album cover. The song "Trafalgar" (written by Barry Gibb) is the second track on side two of the album.
* ''[[Bequest to the Nation (film)|Bequest to the Nation]]'' (released in the US as ''The Nelson Affair'') is a 1973 British [[historical film|historical]] drama [[historical film|film]], directed by [[James Cellan Jones]], and starring [[Glenda Jackson]], [[Peter Finch]], and [[Michael Jayston]]. The majority of the film revolves around Nelson's shore leave with Lady Hamilton, followed by Nelson's recall to duty and the climactic Battle of Trafalgar.
* [[Jonathan Willcocks]] composed a major choral work, ''A Great and Glorious Victory'', to mark the bicentenary of the battle in October 2005.
* The BBC marked the bicentenary with [[Nelson's Trafalgar]], a 2005 vivid drama-documentary which took full advantage of the computer-generated effects of the time. Presented by [[Michael Portillo]], the two-disc DVD version runs 76 minutes plus extras.
* "Admiral over the Oceans" is a song composed by Swedish [[power metal]] band, Civil War, detailing the battle from the point of view of a sailor and from Nelson himself.