Battle of the Nile
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The Battle of the Nile was fought between the Royal Navy and the French Navy at Aboukir Bay in Egypt between 1 and 3 August 1798. It was the climax of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798, which had sta
The Destruction of L'Orient at the Battle of the Nile George Arnald, 1827
Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, Lemuel Francis Abbott, 1800, National Maritime Museum. Visible on his cocked hat is the aigrette presented by the Ottoman Sultan as a reward for the victory at the Nile
François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers artist unknown, Palace of Versailles
Nelson's fleet bearing down on the French line of battle
The French invasion of Egypt and Syria was a military expedition to Ottoman-held Egypt and Syria led by Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolutionary Wars. The campaign aimed to undermine British
Battle of the Nile
…decisively defeated a French fleet under Vice-admiral François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, which had escorted Napoleon's army to Egypt. Napoleon sought to invade Egypt as the first step in a campaign against British India, as part of a greater effort to drive Britain out of the French Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon's…
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
Landing of Napoleon's troops in Egypt in July 1798
The Battle of the Pyramids, Louis-François, Baron Lejeune, 1808
The Battle of the Nile by Mather Brown, 1825