22 St 1 Aug 1798 Jahr - Battle of the Nile

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- Plans to constrict Britain's trade routes
- French fleet ached Eqypt before British
- 1st August British found French ships at Abu Qir Bay
- British ships got in and behind the French
- Bruey's 120 gun flagship, L'Orient and by far the largest in the bay, blew up
- The British suffered 900 casualties the French 10 times more

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