Trafalgar 200
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Trafalgar 200 were a series of events in 2005 held mostly in the United Kingdom to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, where a Royal Navy fleet led by Admiral Nelson (who died in the battle) destroyed a joint Franco-Spanish fleet during the Napoleonic Wars. During the summer of 2005 there was the International Fleet Review, the first since 1977. Dinners and other commemorations focus on Trafalgar Day 21 October at HMS Victory, Trafalgar Square (T Square 200) and other locations. In an apparent effort to avoid giving offence to anybody, at the Fleet Review the fleets in the mock battle were called simply "Red" and "Blue". This originates from the military map convention in which enemy positions are marked in red, and friendly (or allied) positions in blue. The phrase "blue on blue" refers to an attack on ones' own forces in a "friendly fire" encounter.
[edit] International Fleet Review
The Trafalgar 200 celebrations were perhaps most remembered for the Review of the International Fleet by Elizabeth II. Planning this event was an enormous task, much enabled through the use of space age technology. An example of this technology was the contribution of HMS Westminster which is fitted with the world's leading charting system. Admiral Sir Alan West, then First Sea Lord, is pictured here with the official chart of anchorages for the International Fleet Review.
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