Channels, Fall 2017

Channels • 2017 • Volume 3 • Number 1 Page 51 his eye that was ciego [blind] instead of his good eye, and said, “I really do not see the señal [signal]!”. So the HMS Elephant and the other ships with him did not obey the señal [signal] to retirarse [retreat] but continued to attack. Nelson’s actions ended up leading to a victory and the Danish and Norwegian forces suffered a major derrota [defeat].