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I know this has been done before, even by me once. But this is a different kind of question.

My question is, how long do you think Horatio Nelson could stay as an Admiral that goes aboard his ships and fights in naval battles? Let's say there was no wound during the Battle of Trafalgar whether he wanted to die with glory or not. So he's becoming older and even though he was still reasonably young is obviously aging prematurely, so how long would it be before he'd have to give up a career physically being in a battle giving his men the 'Nelson's Touch' he was famous for.

Side 'Project': This is only if you want to, let's say Horatio had a boy with Emma, Lady Hamilton rather than a girl. So now Nelson has someone he can bring up to love the Navy as much as he did, and also maybe someone to teach how to use the 'Nelson's Touch'.

P.S. Just to let you know I just mean for how long do you think he'd be able to fight in a naval battle for? It doesn't have to be an OTL battle, as I'm asking this to help create a better TL for a 'project' I'm working on.
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