NELSON THE COMMANDER
Friday 11th November 2005
0845 Registration and Morning Coffee
0920 Administrative Announcements
SESSION ONE: NELSON IN CONTEXT: Assessing the Development of Military Tactics in the late 18th Century and how Nelson’s Battles fit into this
Chair (and Introductory Remarks): TBC
0930 Professor Nicholas Rodger, Professor of Naval History, University of Exeter
SESSION TWO: NELSON’S LEADERSHIP STYLE & COMMAND METHODS: Examining New Archival Material
Chair: TBC
1020 Dr. Colin White, Director, Trafalgar 200, National Maritime Museum & Director, Royal Naval Museum
1110 Morning Tea & Coffee
SESSION THREE: A CASE STUDY: Nelson at the Battle of the Nile (1798)
Chair: TBC
1135 Professor Roger Knight, Visiting Professor of Naval History, Greenwich Maritime Institute, University of Greenwich
1225 Buffet Lunch
SESSION FOUR: THE LEGACY: Nelson and his influence on the 19th and 20th Century Royal Navy
Chair: TBC
1330 Professor Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History, King’s College, London
1420 PLENARY SESSION
1520 Conference Close