Battle of Trafalgar

1805 battle during the War of the Third Coalition
Event naval_battle Q171416
Battle of Trafalgar
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Battle of Trafalgar

Summary

Battle of Trafalgar is a naval battle[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of naval_battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,635 views/month, #2 of 691).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Trafalgar is in the country of Kingdom of Spain[3].
  • Battle of Trafalgar's instance of is recorded as naval battle[4].
  • Battle of Trafalgar took place at Cape Trafalgar[5].
  • Battle of Trafalgar is part of Trafalgar Campaign[6].
  • Battle of Trafalgar's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Trafalgar[7].
  • Battle of Trafalgar took place on October 21, 1805[8].
  • Battle of Trafalgar's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.25, 'lon': -6.2}[9].
  • A participant in Battle of Trafalgar was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Trafalgar was Kingdom of Spain[11].
  • A participant in Battle of Trafalgar was First French Empire[12].
  • Battle of Trafalgar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Battle of Trafalgar[13].
  • Battle of Trafalgar's Commons gallery is recorded as Battle of Trafalgar[14].
  • Battle of Trafalgar's depicted by is recorded as Sketch for ‘The Battle of Trafalgar, and the Victory of Lord Nelson over the Combined French and Spanish Fleets, October 21, 1805’[15].
  • Battle of Trafalgar's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[16].
  • Battle of Trafalgar's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Battle of Trafalgar's described by source is recorded as Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15)[18].
  • Battle of Trafalgar's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[19].

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When and Where

Battle of Trafalgar took place on October 21, 1805[8]. It took place at Cape Trafalgar[5]. It is in the country of Kingdom of Spain[3].

Context

Battle of Trafalgar is part of Trafalgar Campaign[6]. Its instance of is recorded as naval battle[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10], Kingdom of Spain[11], and First French Empire[12].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Battle of Trafalgar include Trafalgar Square[20], a square[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1840[23]; Trafalgar Park[24], a multi-purpose sports venue[25], in New Zealand[26]; and Trafalgar Glacier[27], a glacier[28].

Why It Matters

Battle of Trafalgar ranks in the top 0.29% of naval_battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,635 views/month, #2 of 691).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for it include Trafalgar Square[20], a square[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1840[23]; Trafalgar Park[24], a multi-purpose sports venue[25], in New Zealand[26]; and Trafalgar Glacier[27], a glacier[28].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0264874-bitva-u-Trafalgaru-1805-Trafalgar-spanelsko-mys
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  2. 23d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Kingdom of Spain
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35901|batch #35901]]: Battle of Trafalgar Spain,Kingdom of Spain"
  3. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of Trafalgar Campaign
    Instance of
    Point in time +1805-10-21T00:00:00Z
    Depicted by Sketch for ‘The Battle of Trafalgar, and the Victory of Lord Nelson over the Combined French and Spanish Fleets, October 21, 1805’
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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