“May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my country and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious Victory; and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after Victory be the predominant
feature of the British Fleet. For myself, individually, I commit my life
to Him who made me, and may His blessing light upon my endeavors for serving my Country faithfully. To Him I resign myself and the just cause
which is entrusted to me to defend. Amen. Amen. Amen.”
–Horatio, Lord Nelson (20 October 1805, his prayer on the eve of the Battle of Trafalgar)