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The Trafalgar Way is the name given to the historic route used to carry dispatches with the news of the Battle of Trafalgar overland from Falmouth to the Admiralty in London .. Battle of Trafalgar. Battle of Trafalgar. Admiralty. Admiralty. Falmouth. Falmouth, Cornwall. London. London. The first messenger in November 1805 was Lieutenant John Richards Lapenotiere , of , who reached Falmouth on 4 November after a hard voyage in bad weather .. John Richards Lapenotiere. John Richards Lapenotiere. Falmouth. Falmouth, Cornwall. He then raced to London bearing the dispatches containing the momentous news of Lord Nelson 's victory and death in the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 .. Battle of Trafalgar. Battle of Trafalgar. London. London. Lord Nelson. Lord Nelson. Following the death in action of the Commander in Chief , Admiral Lord Nelson , his deputy , Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood , took command of the British Fleet .. Lord Nelson. Lord Nelson. Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood. Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood. Because his ship , the Royal Sovereign , had been dismasted , Collingwood transferred to the undamaged frigate to control operations .. Royal Sovereign. HMS Royal Sovereign ( 1786 ). Shortly after the battle a severe storm blew up and lasted for several days .. Collingwood was faced with the challenge of ensuring the safety and survival of his own and the captured ships  : at the same time he needed to report the outcome of the battle to the Admiralty in London as soon as possible .. Admiralty. Admiralty. London. London