Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca
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Captain Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca was a French Navy officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary Wars. He was killed at the Battle of the Nile.
Bust of Casabianca
The Destruction of 'L'Orient' at the Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798 (1825-1827) by George Arnald, National Maritime Museum
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
Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca
…Casabianca (7 February 1762 – 1 August 1798) was a French Navy officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary Wars. He was killed at the Battle of the Nile. Casabianca distinguished himself in the Royal French Navy, was a deputy for Corsica at the National Convention, then became member of the Council of…
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