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  2. Battle of the Nile order of battle - Wikipedia

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    Battle of the Nile, Augt 1st 1798, painted by Thomas Whitcombe in 1816. The Battle of the Nile was a significant naval action fought from 1 to 3 August 1798. The battle took place in Aboukir Bay, near the mouth of the River Nile on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, and pitted a British fleet of the Royal Navy against a fleet of the French Navy.

  3. Battle of the Nile - Wikipedia

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    A 1799 depiction of the Battle of the Nile by Thomas Whitcombe. Orient is on fire, and visible under her stern, and drifting clear of the burning ship, is the dismasted Bellerophon. While the battle raged in the bay, the two straggling British ships made strenuous efforts to join the engagement, focusing on the flashes of gunfire in the darkness.

  4. Mediterranean campaign of 1798 - Wikipedia

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    Battle of the Nile, Augt 1st 1798, Thomas Whitcombe, 1816. The British fleet bears down on the French line. The British fleet bears down on the French line. Despite Brueys hopes, Nelson was determined to press home his attack at once and ordered his ships to advance, only pausing to fit springs on their anchor cables, which would allow them to ...

  5. List of orders of battle - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of orders of battle, which list the known military units that were located within the field of operations for a battle or campaign. The battles are listed in chronological order by starting date (or planned start date).

  6. French ship Orient (1791) - Wikipedia

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    Orient was a powerful Océan-class 118-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, famous for her role as flagship of the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798, and for her spectacular destruction that day when her magazine exploded.

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    1 Order of battle at the Battle of the Nile. Toggle the table of contents. Wikipedia: Featured list candidates/Order of battle at the Battle of the Nile/archive1.

  8. Talk:Battle of the Nile order of battle - Wikipedia

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    Battle of the Nile order of battle is a featured list, which means it has been identified as one of the best lists produced by the Wikipedia community. If you can update or improve it, please do so. This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured list on August 9, 2024.

  9. Category:Mediterranean campaign of 1798 - Wikipedia

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    Battle of the Nile; Battle of the Nile order of battle This page was last edited on 15 April 2022, at 10:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...