The Battle of Trafalgar: A Heroic Poem is a literary work written by William Hamilton Drummond in 1806. The poem is an epic retelling of the famous naval battle that took place off the coast of Spain in 1805 between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of France and Spain during the Napoleonic Wars.The poem is divided into four cantos, each describing a different aspect of the battle. The first canto sets the scene and describes the preparations...