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Events in August 1798 8
1742 – 1798James Wilson (1742-1798)Died 21 August 1798, aged 55A Founding Father of the United States, he signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He was one of the original justices of the US Supreme Court.
1742 – 1798James Wilson (1742-1798)Died 21 August 1798, aged 55A Founding Father of the United States, he signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He was one of the original justices of the US Supreme Court.
1753 – 1798François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers (1753-1798)Died 1 August 1798, aged 45A French vice-admiral, he commanded the fleet that carried Napoleon's army to Egypt. He was killed aboard his flagship L'Orient at the Battle of the Nile.
1753 – 1798François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers (1753-1798)Died 1 August 1798, aged 45A French vice-admiral, he commanded the fleet that carried Napoleon's army to Egypt. He was killed aboard his flagship L'Orient at the Battle of the Nile.
1798Battle of the NileNelson destroys the French fleet at Aboukir BayA British fleet under Horatio Nelson attacked the French fleet anchored in Aboukir Bay and destroyed or captured nearly all of it, including the flagship L'Orient, which blew up. The victory cut off Napoleon's army in Egypt and restored British naval dominance in the Mediterranean.
1798Battle of the NileNelson destroys the French fleet at Aboukir BayA British fleet under Horatio Nelson attacked the French fleet anchored in Aboukir Bay and destroyed or captured nearly all of it, including the flagship L'Orient, which blew up. The victory cut off Napoleon's army in Egypt and restored British naval dominance in the Mediterranean.
1798Institut d'Égypte foundedNapoleon sets up a scholarly institute in CairoNapoleon founded the Institut d'Égypte in Cairo, bringing together the scientists and scholars who came with the expedition. Its work led to the multi-volume Description de l'Égypte and helped found modern Egyptology.
1798Institut d'Égypte foundedNapoleon sets up a scholarly institute in CairoNapoleon founded the Institut d'Égypte in Cairo, bringing together the scientists and scholars who came with the expedition. Its work led to the multi-volume Description de l'Égypte and helped found modern Egyptology.