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Battle of the Nile

Egyptian-European history
Also known as: Battle of Aboukir Bay, Battle of Abukir Bay
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Battle of the Nile, battle that 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 AbÅ« QÄ«r Bay, near Alexandria, Egypt. (See ā€œNapoleonā€™s Major Battlesā€ Interactive Map) The French Revolutionary general Napoleon Bonaparte in 1798 made plans for an invasion of Egypt in order to constrict Britainā€™s trade routes and threaten its possession of India. The British government...

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