What were the last words of Horatio Nelson?

MiCharlie124

Beatty heard Nelson murmur, "Thank God I have done my duty," and when he returned, Nelson's voice had faded and his pulse was very weak. He looked up as Beatty took his pulse, then closed his eyes. Scott, who remained by Nelson as he died, recorded his last words as, "God and my country." Nelson died at half-past four, three hours after he was shot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson,_1st_Viscount_Nelson Jun 22 10, 7:20 AM

star_gazer

Kiss me, Hardy Supposedly Nelson's dying words, spoken to his Flag Captain, Thomas Masterman Hardy, who kissed his cheek and then his forehead. Thank God, I have done my duty. Statement among his final dying words. Drink, drink. Fan, fan. Rub, rub. In his dying hours, Nelson was attended by his chaplain, Alexander Scott; his steward, Chevalier; and the purser, Walter Burke. Their accounts have been available to Nelson's modern biographers. This was a request to alleviate his symptoms of thirst, heat, and the pains of his wounds. (Pocock, Horatio Nelson, 1987, p.331.) http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson Jun 22 10, 10:49 AM