▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁resist . ▁He ▁commands ▁the ▁Cold stream ▁Gu ards ▁and ▁Sc ots ▁Gre ys ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁center , ▁whilst ▁other ▁elements ▁support ▁and , ▁when ▁the ▁time ▁is ▁right , ▁enc irc le ▁Napoleon ' s ▁forces . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁battle , ▁the ▁field ▁is ▁shr oud ed ▁in ▁mist , ▁and ▁Bon ap arte ▁press es ▁his ▁advantages . ▁He ▁has ▁almost ▁seized ▁the ▁day ▁when ▁the ▁fog ▁finally ▁lif ts , ▁allowing ▁Admir al ▁Nelson ▁and ▁his ▁considerable ▁fleet , ▁secret ly ▁returned ▁from ▁C open hagen ▁and ▁waiting ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Channel , ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁on r ushing ▁French ▁with ▁full ▁broad s ides ▁whilst ▁the ▁art illery ▁p ins ▁them ▁in ▁place . ▁As ▁men ▁and ▁drag ons ▁are ▁p ounded ▁into ▁the ▁earth , ▁L ien ▁takes ▁wing ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁and ▁uses ▁the ▁divine ▁wind ▁to ▁stir ▁up ▁a ▁t sun ami ▁which ▁dest ro ys ▁the ▁fleet , ▁s inking ▁every ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ships , ▁and ▁killing ▁almost ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁men , ▁including ▁Nelson . ▁This ▁serves ▁to ▁buy ▁time ▁for ▁Napoleon ▁to ▁retre at , ▁carried ▁by ▁L ien , ▁but ▁utter ly ▁defeated . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁things ▁change ▁for ▁the ▁better ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁drag ons : ▁using ▁tre asure ▁won ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁they ▁are ▁fund ing ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁pav il ions . ▁W elles ley , ▁now ▁in ▁his ▁familiar ▁title