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 Abukir: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Abukir
Abukir (sometimes spelled Aboukir) was a village on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, 23 kilometers (14½ miles) northeast of Alexandria by rail, containing a castle used as a state prison by Mehemet Ali[?].
Stretching eastward as far as the Rosetta mouth of the Nile is the spacious Bay of Abukir[?], where on August 1, 1798, Horatio Nelson fought the Battle of the Nile, often referred to as the Battle of Abukir Bay.
Near Abukir, on March 8, 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.
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 Battle of Abukir. TheTexts.com Text Resources, Online Library, References, Free Encyclopedias, eBooks, Dictionary, Web ...
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.
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The Battle of Abukir was Napoleon Bonaparte's final victory in Africa.
After recieving word in Istanbul that the French fleet was destroyed during the Battle of Nile, the Turkish believed that this was the end of Napoleon Bonaparte.
From Syria, across the desert of Salhayeh-Belbeys-El Kankah, and from Rhodos by sea landing in the Aboukir area or the port city of Damietta.
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 1801: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about 1801
March 21 - Second Battle of Abukir: a British army under Ralph Abercromby defeats the French troops
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 Literature on the Age of Napoleon: Literary & Historical Chronology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Naval Battle of Abukir Bay (Battle of the Nile) (France vs. England) English victory;
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 VIA ARTIS - The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries (J.-L. David) / National Gallery of Art   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
But Napoleon was defeated by Nelson in the first battled of Abukir; in the year 1799 he was unable to occupy Syria.
After returning to Egypt, however, Napoleon defeated the Turkish troops in the second battle of Abukir, occurred on July 25, 1799.
He also occupied Milan in the battle of Marengo, among others; Great Britain was obliged to sign the Amiens Peace on March 27, 1802.
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 Jacques Pauwels
Then they came to Toronto to film a re-enactment of the battle in a studio on Eastern Avenue.
-century admiral’s uniform, I duly refought the fateful battle, but was unfortunately unable to change the course of history.
It was déjà vu all over again: the gallant French lost once more, and the unlucky Brueys perished gloriously in a magnificent battle scene made possible by a team of special-effects experts.
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