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How did Horatio Nelson lose sight in one eye during the capture of Calvi?
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Horatio Nelson
Lord Nelson, detail of an oil painting by J.F. Rigaud; in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, Eng.
During the capture of Calvi in Corsica, Horatio Nelson was injured when a French shot struck nearby, flinging debris into his face. This incident caused damage to his right eye, leaving it almost sightless.1