This British naval hero, born in Norfolk, England in 1758, was made post-captain at the young age of 21:
The British naval hero Horatio Nelson, born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, in September 1758, was made post-captain at the young age of 21. Few heroes have captured the heart and the imagination more than Horatio Nelson, who died nearly 200 years ago at the moment of his greatest victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. Although a f?ted national hero, he displayed common human frailty. His colorful private life, coupled with his genius and daring as a naval commander, seem to make the Nelson story irresistible to every generation.
