Nelson lost his sight while in the line of duty

On July 12, 1794, early in the morning, Horatio Nelson suffered an injury to his right eye while taking part in the protracted invasion of Corsica which is one of the interesting facts about Horatio Nelson.. At this time, British troops were occupying the town of Calvin, and sandbags were used to fortify their position. When a sandbag was hit by an object, the sand and small rocks within struck Nelson in the eye. Nelson was in charge of the shelling of the enemy at the time. He received medical attention and a bandage on the wound, but he returned to work that day.

Nelson's injuries did not first appear to be serious, but he progressively started to lose vision in his right eye. He technically never lost an eye, although I realize this is a bit petty, and he also never wore an eyepatch because the eyeball was still in tact. In fact, Nelson laments that the Royal Navy first refused to give him his disability pension because they did not believe him that he was blind in one eye in a letter he addressed to a friend, Mr. Hoper, in 1797.

Because he was using his damaged eye to gaze through the telescope, he had to admit that he had missed the signal in order to retire. Since that time, he has also lost use of his right arm and eye. Continuous combat was not good for anyone, but he continued in his career despite this.