Knight of the Bath — Nelson 1797

Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. The four Spanish prizes of 14 February 1797. Not a star portrait.

Overview

The honour is already on the Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797 — Overview. After 14 February 1797 Nelson Horatio — Biography Overview was made Knight of the Bath.¹

The Honour

This note covers that 1797 honour only. Star appearance, statutes, and other holders stay on RESEARCH_QUEUE. The rank promotion that sat with it is on Rear-Admiral — Nelson after Cape St Vincent.

He chose the KB over a baronetcy for the visible star. Hardy’s later KCB (1815) stays on Hardy Thomas Masterman — Captain HMS Victory.²

Sources

• @knight2005pursuit
• @white2005nelson
• @hughes1957collingwood
• @adkin2005trafalgar
• Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797 — Overview

Related

Navigation

• MOC_Uniforms_Equipment
• Medals_Honours_Index

Same Subject

• Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797 — Overview
• Rear-Admiral — Nelson after Cape St Vincent
• Nelson Horatio — Biography Overview
• Jervis John Earl St Vincent — Biography
• Four Spanish Prizes of Cape St Vincent 1797

Cross-Domain

• Hardy Thomas Masterman — Captain HMS Victory — later KCB, 1815; stays there
• Age of Sail — Era Overview

Footnotes

1. Made Knight of the Bath after 14 February 1797: Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797 — Overview. ↩

2. Chose the KB over a baronetcy for the visible star: same note. Do not invent a star appearance, statutes, or other KB holders. Hardy’s later KCB (1815) stays on the Hardy note. Do not recopy quotes. ↩