1 August 1798
Battle of the Nile
Commands the French fleet defeated at the Battle of the Nile.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Aboukir Bay in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Commands the French fleet defeated at the Battle of the Nile.
Wins a decisive victory over the French fleet at the Nile.
Commands from HMS Vanguard during the Battle of the Nile.
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