22 h, aug 1, 1798 y - Battle of the Nile
Description:
- 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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22 h, aug 1, 1798 y
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~ 227 years ago