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Battle of the Nile (1798)(251 total words in this text)(2009 Reads)  War: French Revolutionary Wars Other name(s): Aboukir Bay Date: 1 Aug 1798 Location: Outcome: British naval victory over the French Decisive battle Overview: Having unsuccessfully tried to catch the French fleet on its way to Egypt, Britain's Admiral Nelson finally got within cannon shot at Aboukir Bay. Nelson had 13 ships under his command, four fewer than Admiral Brueys d'Aigalliers, who felt protected by land batteries and rocks. As soon as he saw the French Nelson set to them, but first his vessels had to brave fire from the battery placed on Aboukir Island. Having got past those guns, the British then exploited poor positioning by Brueys d'Aigalliers, who had allowed too much room at the head of his line, and sailed down the unmanned shore-side of the first French ships, pummeling them with little fear of return fire. Other arriving vessels also took advantage of similar gaps in the French line and even the mighty 120-gun L'Orient was in desperate trouble. It had forced the nearly sinking Bellerophon out of the battle but, at 10pm, the French flagship exploded after being set upon by a pack of British ships. The Nile was a stunning victory for Nelson with only four enemy vessels escaping. |
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