The Trafalgar Way and John Richards Lapenotiere black plaque
Overview
The Trafalgar Way and John Richards Lapenotiere black plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Cornwall. This black commemorative plaque records: The Trafalgar Way. On Monday 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Spain.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This black commemorative plaque records: The Trafalgar Way.
People and events
The saved account records: The first official dispatches with the momentous news of the victory,and the death in action of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson,were carried on board H.M.
How it worked
The saved account records: All the dispatches were landed at Falmouth and their couriers took the same route through Brentford and Chiswick where horses and hospitality were available from the inns to all travellers on what is now The Trafalgar Way.
What remains
The saved account records: This victory permanently removed the threat of invasion of England by the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Why it mattered
The Trafalgar Way and John Richards Lapenotiere black plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: The Trafalgar Way. Bodmin - 3rd post-horse change. On Monday 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Spain. This victory permanently removed the threat of invasion of England by the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. The first official dispatches with the momentous news of the victory,and the death in action of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson,were carried on board H.M. Schooner PICKLE by her captain Lieutenant John Richards Lapenotiere. Lapenotiere… The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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