Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet
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Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, 1st Baronet, GCB was a Royal Navy officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He took part in the Battle of Cape St.
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Portrait of Sir Thomas Hardy by Richard Evans, 1834
Blue plaque commemorating the former use of the Church Hall at Crewkerne as Crewkerne Grammar School where Hardy was a pupil
The Battle of Trafalgar by J. M. W. Turner (oil on canvas, 1822-1824) shows the last three letters of the famous signal, "England expects that every man will do his duty" flying from Victory.
The gravestone of Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, Greenwich Hospital Cemetery, London (telephoto)
Hardy's monument on Black Down, Dorset.
Memorial to Hardy by William Behnes in the Old Royal Naval College chapel at Greenwich.Awards 2
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Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, 1st Baronet, GCB was a Royal Navy officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He took part in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in February 1797, the Battle of the Nile in August 1798 and the Battle of Copenhagen in April 1801 during the French Revolutionary Wars. Hardy served as flag captain to Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson, and commanded HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars. Nelson was shot as he paced the decks with Hardy, and as he lay dying, Nelson's famous remark of "Kiss me, Hardy" was directed at him. Hardy went on to become First Naval Lord in November 1830 and in that capacity refused to become a Member of Parliament and encouraged the introduction of steam warships.
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