The Mediterranean campaign of 1798 was a series of major naval operations surrounding a French expeditionary force sent to Egypt under Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolutionary Wars. The Fren
Mediterranean campaign of 1798
Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, Lemuel Francis Abbott, 1800, National Maritime Museum
Fort Rohan, one of the few forts whose garrison fought against the French invasion of Malta
Bonaparte Before the Sphinx, Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1868, Hearst Castle, California
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
Mediterranean campaign of 1798
…ending the main combat. Sporadic fighting continued for the next two days, until all of the French ships had been captured, destroyed or fled. At the Battle of the Nile, eleven French ships of the line and two frigates were eliminated, trapping Bonaparte in Egypt and changing the balance of power in the Mediterranean…
The Destruction of L'Orient at the Battle of the Nile George Arnald, 1827
François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers artist unknown, Palace of Versailles
Nelson's fleet bearing down on the French line of battle