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Nelson's Retreat Pub Nelson's Retreat Pub, 235 Old Street, Shoreditch. The name probably refers to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Copenhagen" class="extiw" title="en:Battle of Copenhagen">Battle of Copenhagen</a> of 1801 in which Vice-Admiral <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson" class="extiw" title="en:Horatio Nelson">Horatio Nelson</a> turned a potential disaster into victory. His superior, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Parker_(admiral)" class="extiw" title="en:Hyde Parker (admiral)">Admiral Hyde Parker</a>, whom Nelson held in low esteemsignaled the British fleet to retreat. Nelson, convinced he could win, is reputed to have put his telescope to his blind eye and said, "I really do not see the signal." From this act, the expression "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/turning_a_blind_eye" class="extiw" title="en:turning a blind eye">turning a blind eye</a>" entered the English language.
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| current | 10:52, 12 January 2017 | | 640 × 480 (62 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Nelson's Retreat Pub Nelson's Retreat Pub, 235 Old Street, Shoreditch. The name probably refers to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Copenhagen" class="extiw" title="en:Battle of Copenhagen">Battle of Copenhagen</a> of 1801 in which Vice-Admiral <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson" class="extiw" title="en:Horatio Nelson">Horatio Nelson</a> turned a potential disaster into victory. His superior, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Parker_(admiral)" class="extiw" title="en:Hyde Parker (admiral)">Admiral Hyde Parker</a>, whom Nelson held in low esteemsignaled the British fleet to retreat. Nelson, convinced he could win, is reputed to have put his telescope to his blind eye and said, "I really do not see the signal." From this act, the expression "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/turning_a_blind_eye" class="extiw" title="en:turning a blind eye">turning a blind eye</a>" entered the English language. |
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