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Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood was a prominent British naval officer who succeeded Admiral Nelson as commander of the Mediterranean fleet and secured victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, crucial for halting Napoleon's threat to invade Britain.
What is recorded here
This grey commemorative plaque records: Milburn House. Admiral Lord Collingwood 1748-1810 Victor of Trafalgar, diplomat, wit and humanitarian. Nelson's friend and comrade. Born in a house on this site. "Since heaven made gentlemen there is no record of a better one" - (W.M.Thackeray). Recorded plaque organisation: City of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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