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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.