Battle of the Nile, The [Laws J18]

DESCRIPTION: Nelson's fleet attacks the French near the Egyptian shore. Although the singer's ship Majestic suffers severely, the British are completely victorious, with 13 ships destroyed or taken and the rest fled
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE:
KEYWORDS: war Napoleon
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Aug 1, 1798 - Nelson's British fleet mauls the French forces at the Battle of the Nile
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Laws J18, "The Battle of the Nile"
DT 550, BATTNILE
Roud #1892
NOTES [71 words]: Napoleon's first truly independent expedition was his attack on Egypt. He took an army and fleet to attack the British protectorate there. However, Lord Horatio Nelson's squadron of 14 ships of the line trapped the French fleet (13 ships of the line plus four frigates) and destroyed or captured 12 of them. Napoleon was cut off; he himself fled to France, but nearly all the rest of the expeditionary force was captured. - RBW
File: LJ18

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