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Nelson wounded in the arm
- When
- July 1797
- Where
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Part of
- Battle of Santa Cruz
Nelson was wounded in the arm during the assault; the arm was subsequently partially amputated, a stigma he carried to his grave.
During the failed assault, Nelson himself was wounded in the arm, which was subsequently partially amputated. He carried the loss as a stigma to his grave, a constant reminder of his failure at Santa Cruz. A cannon reputed to be the one that injured him, El Tigre, is displayed in a small museum in Santa Cruz near the ruins of the Castle of San Cristóbal.
Sources
- Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-23
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