Considering that his hair is like that of a gollywog and his clothes noticeable the other end of Trafalgar Square, this is an odd assertion.
Quotes about trafalgar (5 Quotes)
Trafalgar was a defining moment in Britain's history as it established Britain's maritime ascendancy for 100 years which saw a fantastic growth of trade and empire during Victorian times,
Now stiff on a pillar with a phallic air nelson stylites in Trafalgar square reminds the British what once they were.
Nelson had decided well in advance of Trafalgar that he would abandon classic tactics and attack the horizontal French and Spanish line in two vertical columns, unleashing maximum chaos, his preferred environment. After that, it was every ship for itself. I think it will surprise and confound the enemy, ... They won't know what I am about. It will bring forward a pell-mell battle, and that is what I want.
This year of the Trafalgar bi-centenary, it rather adds to that. Temeraire was, of course, one of the ships that fought at Trafalgar. She was second in line behind Victory in the column led by Nelson and in fact was the only ship mentioned in dispatches.