Ierne Lifford Plunket

Famous Sea Fights

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Join me on an exhilarating journey through the annals of naval history as I recount some of the most extraordinary sea battles ever fought. We‚ll start with the legendary Battle of Salamis in B.C. 480, where Themistocles, the Athenian strategist, demonstrated that he who commands the sea commands all. Well traverse through time to the climactic Battle of Tsu-shima, an encounter that marked a historic shift in naval power from West to East, echoing the lessons learned from Salamis over two millennia ago. While we‚ll celebrate British maritime victories from Sluys to Trafalgar, I‚ll also highlig...

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Ierne Lifford Plunket

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History

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Oct 24, 2026

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