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	Aboukir - LoveToKnow 1911
		ABOUKIR, a village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, 14 1/2 m.
		Stretching eastward as far as the Rosetta mouth of the Nile is the spacious bay of Aboukir, where on the 1st of August 1798 Nelson fought the battle of the Nile, often referred to as the battle of Aboukir.
		Near Aboukir, on the 8th of March 1801, the British army commanded by Sir R. Abercromby landed from its transports in the face of a strenuous opposition from a French force entrenched on the beach.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Aboukir (177 words)

	Battle of Abukir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Abukir (1799) of the Egyptian campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought in August 1799, where Napoleon finished his defeat of the Turkish army of Mustafa IV.
		The Battle of Abukir (1801), second battle of the Egyptian campaign fought in March 1801.
		In this battle, a British army of 5,000 under General Ralph Abercromby landed to dislodge a French army of 2,000 under General Louis Friant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Abukir (184 words)

	Battle of the Nile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of the Nile, known in France as the Battle of Aboukir Bay, was an important naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars between a British fleet commanded by Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson and a French fleet under Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers.
		The battle established British naval superiority during the remainder of the French Revolutionary Wars, and was an important contribution to the growing fame of Admiral Nelson.
		On 18 April 2005, thirty of the British sailors and officers killed in the 1801 skirmish were given a military funeral in Alexandria, attended by the crew of the visiting HMS Chatham.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Aboukir_Bay (2135 words)

	Aboukir Bay â“ Dictionary Definition of Aboukir Bay \| Encyclopedia.com: FREE Online Dictionary
		Aboukir Bay (or Abukir Bay, Abu Qir Bay) A bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, lying between Alexandria and the Rosetta mouth of the Nile.
		Nelson defeated the French fleet under Brueys at the Battle of the NILE which was fought in the bay on 1–2 August 1798.
		Battle of the Nile has only now hit the news thanks to French archaeological work on the site in Aboukir Bay: last year its 200th anniversary was little...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1O48-AboukirBay.html (972 words)

	200 Hundred Year Aniversery of Aboukir Bay
		In the afternoon of August 1st, Nelson found the French Naval squadron at Aboukir Bay (at the Canopus mouth of the Nile).
		Aboukir Bay was protected on the west by a shoal that had enough overhang to the north to cover over a thousand yards of the bay from the north as well.
		Several of the French ships captured at Aboukir Bay were repaired and served in the Royal Navy.
	www.drizzle.com /~robertaw/hh_200_years.html (821 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaediat
		The Battle of Algiers was a bitter conflict in Algiers from 1954 to 1962 between the Algerian nationalist population and the French colonial army and French settlers.
		The Battle of Culloden was a defeat in 1746 of the Jacobite rebel army of the British prince Charles Edward Stuart (the 'Young Pretender') by the Duke of Cumberland on a stretch of moorland in Inverness-shire, Scotland.
		The Battle of Navas de Tolosa was fought in 1212 between Yakub Almansur of the Almohades and the kings of Aragon, Castile and Navarre.
	david-pye.com /probert/F2.php (16661 words)

	NAPOLEON (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Battles of Egypt - in this campaign, he fought the land battle of the Pyramids, the naval battle of the NIle, and the last land battle at Aboukir.
		Battle of Jena - In this battle the Prussian army was defeated by the French Gran Armee.
		Battle of Friedland - This Battle was very costly for the Russians, who lost a lot of their army and were defeated by the French.
	www.geocities.com /drcpaulose/Napoleon.html (1630 words)

	Napoleon's Egypt: French Poised to Attack Aboukir
		The march of Murad Bey, and the movements of the Arabs on the Lakes of Natron and at Marjout, indicated a plan for protecting a descent either at the Tour of the Anates, or at Aboukir.
		The fort of Aboukir, the commandant of which was killed, surrendered by one of those acts of cowardice which merit a severe example on the part of the government.
		The position had likewise the advantage of confining the enemy to the peninsula of Aboukir, of interrupting his communication with the country, and intercepting the reinforcements which he might expect from the Mamelukes and Arabs.
	napoleonsegypt.blogspot.com /2008/03/french-position-to-attack-aboukir.html (991 words)

	Broadside. Battle of The Nile
		The Battle of the Nile was fought in Aboukir bay near Alexandria, Egypt, on the 1st and 2nd of August 1798.
		In this battle of annihilation the British suffered 213 killed and 677 wounded, the French lost 1400 killed and 600 wounded (figures from Lewis 'A Social History of the Navy').
		The Enemy were moored in a strong Line of Battle for defending the entrance of the Bay, (of Shoals,) flanked by numerous Gun-boats, four Frigates, and a Battery of Guns and Mortars on an Island in their Van; but nothing could withstand the Squadron your Lordship did me the honour to place under my command.
	www.nelsonsnavy.co.uk /broadside1.html (2248 words)

	The Battle of the Nile
		During the battle Leander and Alexander positioned themselves to “rake” the French Flagship Orient from its bow and stern quarters.
		The French Fleet of Admiral Brueys was unprepared for battle.
		The relentless aggression of the British captains was vividly illustrated by the conduct of HMS Bellerophon.
	www.britishbattles.com /waterloo/battle-nile.htm (3362 words)

	Napoleon's Egypt: French Announce Victory at Aboukir
		Brigadier General Davoust, with two squadrons, and 100 dromedaries, was ordered to take a position between Alexandria and the army, in order to oppose the Arabs and Murad Bey, who were every moment expected to arrive, with the design of joining the Turkish army, and in order to preserve the communication with Alexandria.
		About 1000 men occupied a mount of sand, defended on its right towards the sea by entrenchments, and supported by a village to the distance of about 300 toises, which was occupied by 1200 men, and four pieces of cannon.
		Some gun-boats appeared to be stationed so as to protect the space between this position and the second line, which was also occupied by 2000 men, provided with six pieces of cannon.
	napoleonsegypt.blogspot.com /2008/03/french-announce-victory-at-aboukir.html (1550 words)

	Aboukir- FREE Aboukir Information \| Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
		Nile, Battle of the (1 August 1798) A naval battle fought at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, in which a British fleet defeated a French fleet.
		The result was the first of his overwhelming victories, culminating in a catastrophic explosion that destroyed the French...
		As a selection of his finds goes on show for the first time in the newly opened National Museum of Alexandria, Miranda Haines speaks to the ambassador for marine archaeology about his obsession with unlocking the secrets of the past.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Aboukir (1550 words)

	World History Database of events in day 25th July Daily Events
		Aboukir Bay Appointed General de Division during the 2nd battle of Aboukir Bay
		Aboukir Bay The Turks are defeated with 2,000 killed & 4,000 drowned, the French suffer 220 killed
		Aboukir Bay Surrenders to Murat at the battle of Aboukir & is arrested
	badley.info /history/2507.day.html (968 words)

	Maritime Topics On Stamps, ships of the line twodecker, threedecker, fourdecker
		In the battle of Trafalgar she lost one mast and had to be towed to Gibraltar.
		She served as the flag-ship of admiral Tourville in the battle at La Hogue and was set on fire by the Britons.
		This battle was won by the Britons because of the massive firepower of their broadsides, the higher rate of fire and the superior aiming of their gunners.
	www.shipsonstamps.org /Topics/html/linien.htm (2285 words)

	Battle of the Nile @ Nelson.y2u.co.uk
		The Battle of the Nile, also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay, was an important naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars between a British fleet commanded by Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson and a French fleet under Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers.
		He ordered his line of battle to divide in two, with one division to pass between the French line and the shoal, and the other division to close from the deeper side and so fire on the French from both sides.
		On 18 April 2005, thirty of the British sailors and officers were given a military funeral in Alexandria, attended by the crew of the visiting HMS Chatham.
	y2u.co.uk /sub012_Nelson/NL-Battle-of-the-Nile.htm (964 words)

	FGS PROJECT NAPOLEON
		Franck Goddio: On the night of August 1, 1998, exactly two centuries after the battle, we were anchored at the site of the drama - and the story of Nelson’s and Bonaparte’s fleets began came to life once again.
		General Bonaparte’s fleet was almost completely destroyed by the British under Admiral Horatio Nelson in the famous Battle of Aboukir in 1798.
		As a result of serious logistical errors, 17,000 men died and eleven of the French fleet’s frigates were sunk or captured.
	www.underwaterdiscovery.org /Sitemap/Project/Napoleon/Default.aspx (197 words)

	Murat
		At the Battle of Aboukir, on July 25, 1799, he personally captured Pasha Mustapha, whose two fingers he cut off in the heat of the action.
		Murat chased the Prussians to Leipzig, fought brilliantly in the Battle of Jena on October 14, 1806 and forced Blücher to capitulate at Lübeck.
		During the Battle of Borodino on September 7, he charged out to meet the Russian guns, at the head of 15,000 horsemen.
	uts.cc.utexas.edu /~jrubarth/gslis/lis385t.16/Napoleon/Murat.html (1259 words)

	Battle of Aboukir, 25 July 1799
		Napoleon's last victory in Egypt, the first battle of Aboukir saw the defeat of an Ottoman army sent to expel him from Egypt.
		One of the most interesting aspects of this battle is the light it casts on the difficulties involving in calculating the number of combatants on each side in a battle.
		The battle of Aboukir saw the defeat of the second prong of the Ottoman invasion, and secured the French occupation of Egypt, at least for the moment.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/battles_aboukir1.html (1098 words)

	FGS PROJECT NAPOLEON
		Franck Goddio: On the night of August 1, 1998, exactly two centuries after the battle, we were anchored at the site of the drama - and the story of Nelson’s and Bonaparte’s fleets began came to life once again.
		General Bonaparte’s fleet was almost completely destroyed by the British under Admiral Horatio Nelson in the famous Battle of Aboukir in 1798.
		As a result of serious logistical errors, 17,000 men died and eleven of the French fleet’s frigates were sunk or captured.
	www.franckgoddio.org /Sitemap/Project/Napoleon/Default.aspx (197 words)

	The Battle of the Nile
		The Battle of the Nile, 1800 by Philip James De Loutherbourg.
		The Battle of the Nile was one of the most decisive naval battles to ever have been played out -- in one night it altered the course of world history, denying Napoleon his Eastern Empire, and crippling him at sea.
		As for l’Orient, she would lay undisturbed on the sea floor for another 200 years, surrounded by her ghosts and the debris of battle, waiting for a modern expedition which would seek to answer old questions about what really happened.
	www.exn.ca /napoleon/battle.cfm (1210 words)

	Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre - Nelson and the H.M.S. Victory
		A major refit took place in 1803 and she became Nelson's flagship until the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
		This led to the eventual collapse of the French Empire and saw the downfall of Napoleon in 1815.
		They were commissioned by Alexander Davison to show recognition for every man that fought in the Battle of the Nile.
	www.shipwreckcharlestown.com /pages/nelson.htm (438 words)

	The Pharaonic Village - Napoleon's Conquest of Egypt Exhibit
		The Battle of the Pyramids: This is the battle where Napoleon and his army defeated the Mamelukes - warlords of Egypt.
		The battle was fought at Imbaba, 13 miles north of the pyramids.
		The Battle of the Nile: This was the famous battle fought in Aboukir bay - 11 miles east of Alexandria.
	www.touregypt.net /village/exhibits_napoleon.htm (263 words)

	Seaman John Grimshaw
		The conditions that existed during the Battle of the Nile are captured at least in part by artworks prepared after the battle.
		The battle of the Nile was one of the most decisive in the history of naval warfare.
		Spectacular success in battle, combined with his humanity as a commander and his scandalous private life, raised Nelson to godlike status in his lifetime, and after his death at Trafalgar in 1805, he was enshrined in popular myth and iconography.
	www.grimshaworigin.org /Webpages2/JohnGwBattleNile.htm (7013 words)

	Paris, France: Le Arc de Triomphe
		History writes the names of the battles he has won on a stone tablet and Fame blows a trumpet.
		Bands of soldiers on foot, on horseback, musicians drumming or trumpeting the soldiers into battle, and all of them led by their brave generals.
		On the inside walls and on the legs facing out are the names of battles won during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods as well as the names of the generals of those battles.
	farstrider.net /France/ArcdeTriomphe/ArcdeTriomphe.htm (666 words)

	Nile at Aboukir Bay : Battles : History : Royal Navy
		The Battle of the Nile at Aboukir Bay 1798
		Aftermath of the Battle of the Nile on 2 August 1798 In Aboukir Bay on 1 August 1798, Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson achieved one of the most decisive victories in the age of sail and re-established British command of the Mediterranean.
		The French position in Aboukir Bay appeared a very strong one with the ships anchored parallel to the shore.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /server/show/conWebDoc.898 (480 words)

	Napolean
		He distinguished himself in the Battle of Toulon and was appointed general; when the Jacobins were thrown from power in the following summer, he only barely hung on to his commission.
		When Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated the French Navy at the Battle of Aboukir on August 1, 1798, Napoleon's invasion was successfully thwarted.
		When Napoleon defeated the Austrians at the battle of Austerlitz, they were forced to cede all of Italy north of Rome to him—he then crowned himself king of Italy.
	www.wsu.edu:8000 /~dee/REV/NAPOLEAN.HTM (2790 words)

	Waterloo Horses
		Copenhagen carried the Duke throughout the day at Waterloo and, to illustrate that he was a horse of some spirit, he tried to kick him when he dismounted at the end of the battle.
		His favourite horse is said to have been Marengo, a white Arab stallion of 14 hands captured from the Turks at the Battle of Aboukir Bay in 1799.
		During the battle Corporal John Stubbings (later promoted Sergeant on the field) of the King's Dragoon Guards was engaged in single combat with a French cuirassier.
	waterloobattletours.users.btopenworld.com /page20.html (719 words)

	Antique Silver - Lord Nelson - Battle of Trafalgar silver medal - Sanda Lipton (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Small silver medal commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805, during which Lord Nelson was killed.
		It was struck in circa 1805 and issued together with three other similar medals for the Battle of St. Vincent (Feb. 14, 1797), the Battle of Aboukir on the Nile (Aug. 1, 1798) and the Battle of Copenhagen (April 2, 1801)..
		Nelson was mortally wounded by a musket ball fired by a sharp-shooter in the "Redoubtable" early on in the engagement.
	www.antique-silver.com /des/3646.htm (325 words)

	The Twilight of Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign: Related Works
		THE BATTLE OF ABOUKIR, or the Arabs of the Desert is a play which describes actual military scenes from the Egyptian campaign in the form of pantomime.
		This particular piece re-enacts key events from the battle of Aboukir, the last battle Napoleon fought on Egyptian soil.
		Denon was a witness to many of the battles and the difficulties involved with the campaign, yet he managed to visit and describe many ancient sites in spite of the dangers from native resistance.
	www.lib.lsu.edu /special/exhibits/egypt/int_four.html (3015 words)

	Memoirs of the Duke of Rovigo
		Siege of St. John d'Acre—Retreat—-General Bonaparte's visit to the hospital of men infected with the plague at Jaffa—Landing of the Turkish army—Battle of Aboukir.
		The enemy commence the attack—Our left is defeated—The Emperor rides twice over the lines through a shower of balls—Results of the battle of Wagram— Presentiment of General Lasalle before the battle.
		Battle of Dresden—Death of General Moreau—Vandamme taken prisoner—The Emperor is forced to alter his original plans—Fortune ceases to favour us.
	www.wtj.com /archives/savary (566 words)

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