Cape Trafalgar Cape Trafalgar Cape Trafalgar (; ) is a headland in the Province of Cádiz in the south-west of Spain. The 1805 naval Battle of Trafalgar, in which the Royal Navy commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson decisively defeated Napoleon's combined Spanish and French fleet, took place off the cape. It lies on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the Strait of Gibraltar. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the Western limit of the strait and the Mediterranean Sea as a line that joins Cape Trafalgar to the North to Cape Spartel to the south. The most prominent structure on the
Operation Jubilee order of battle Operation Jubilee order of battle Operation Jubilee was the Allied code name for the raid at Dieppe on the French coast on August 19, 1942. The following order of battle lists the significant military units that participated in the battle, or were available as reserve. The landing force commander was Major General John Hamilton Roberts, the commander of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. Notes: The naval forces were under the command of Captain John Hughes-Hallett of the Royal Navy. Supporting elements came from Royal Navy Coastal Forces The Allied air forces were under the command of Air Vice Marshal Trafford