The Battle of Trafalgar, which took place on October 21st, 1805, was part of the War of the Third Coalition within the Napoleonic Wars. This conflict involved the British fighting against both Spanish ...

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The 19th-century power struggle between the Sikhs, the British, and the Afghans shaped the political landscape of the time.