Swords Of The French and Spanish Admirals Surrendered At Trafalgar The upper one, of steel throughout is that of Admiral Villeneuve. It was offered to Capt.Atcherley, of the Marines, who took possession of the Bucentaure, when she struck to the Conqueror (Capt. Pellow). Atherley refused to accept it, and took Villeneuve in his boat that he might surrender to Pellow. The Conqueror had, however, gone off to engage the Santissima Trinidad, and the French admiral finally handed his sword to the first lieutenant of the Mars, who took it to Collingwood. Pellew never claimed it. The centre sword with silver and gilt hilt, is that of Cisneros Spanish rear-admiral. The lower on, which has an ebony handle, was surrendered by the captain of the Santa Ana as that of the Spanish vice-admiral Alava. The blade bears the date 1797.