The phrase is said by a character on a raft in Jaws 2 pretending that he is a British naval commander just before the shark attacks.
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It commemorates (by the motto England expects that every man will do his duty) the Royal Navy’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) a landmark event for Britain’s Australasian colonies.
Mocking the Admiral's signal at the Battle of Trafalgar, Blackadder announces that Nelson used a similar signal at the Battle of the Nile: "England knows Lady Hamilton is a virgin. Poke my eye out and cut off my arm if I'm wrong."