The Battle of the Nile

POCOCK, Nicholas.

The Battle of the Nile, August 1st. 1798,
The Strand, London: Cadell & Davies, Nov 15th, 1808. Coloured. 230 x 270mm.

French and British fleets in battle order in Aboukir Bay, seen by arabian onlookers on shore, foreground left.The Battle of the Nile, also called Battle of Aboukir Bay (Aboukir also spelled Abukir) was one of the greatest victories of the British admiral, Horatio Nelson. It was fought on August 1, 1798, between the British and French fleets in Abu Qir Bay, near Alexandria, Egypt.


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