Battle of the Nile

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battle event naval battle

The Battle of the Nile was a decisive 1798 British naval victory under Admiral Horatio Nelson against the French fleet off the coast of Egypt, crippling French maritime power in the Mediterranean.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Battle of Aboukir Bay 3
The Nile 1798 2
Battle of the Nile (Aboukir Bay) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Nile ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Aboukir Bay
belligerent France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
casualtiesDescription Heavy French losses in ships and men; comparatively light British losses ⓘ
combatantCommanderFor François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers ⓘ
surface form: François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers – France

Horatio Nelson ⓘ
surface form: Horatio Nelson – Great Britain
commander François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers ⓘ
Horatio Nelson ⓘ
Louis Desaix ⓘ
commemoratedBy Naval medals and honors awarded to British participants ⓘ
Nelson’s Column relief panel in Trafalgar Square ⓘ
conflictIn War of the Second Coalition ⓘ
countryAtLocation Ottoman Empire ⓘ
date 1798-08-01 ⓘ
endDate 1798-08-02 ⓘ
explosionOf French flagship L’Orient ⓘ
flagship HMS Vanguard ⓘ
L’Orient ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Acre ⓘ
surface form: Siege of Acre (1799)
historicalSignificance Enhanced Horatio Nelson’s reputation as a leading British admiral ⓘ
Major turning point in the naval war against Revolutionary France ⓘ
killedCommander François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers ⓘ
location Aboukir Bay, Egypt ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
navalForce French Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
notableParticipant Edward Berry ⓘ
Admiral Samuel Hood ⓘ
surface form: Samuel Hood

Thomas Foley ⓘ
notableShip Guillaume Tell ⓘ
HMS Bellerophon ⓘ
HMS Goliath ⓘ
HMS Minotaur ⓘ
HMS Orion ⓘ
HMS Vanguard ⓘ
L’Orient ⓘ
Spartiate ⓘ
outcome Destruction or capture of most of the French fleet in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
partOf French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
partOfCampaign Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign
precededBy French invasion of Egypt ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
strategicEffect Crippled French naval power in the Mediterranean ⓘ
Isolated Napoleon’s army in Egypt ⓘ
Restored British naval dominance in the Mediterranean ⓘ
year 1798 ⓘ

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Nile → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aboukir Bay
Aboukir Bay, Egypt → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of the Nile
this entity surface form: Battle of Aboukir Bay
HMS Vanguard → battle → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
HMS Bellerophon → battleHonour → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Nile 1798
HMS Goliath → battleHonour → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Nile 1798
Spartiate → capturedAt → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
HMS Vanguard → flagshipDuring → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
Battle of the Pyramids → followedBy → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
Aboukir Bay, Egypt → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
subject surface form: Aboukir Bay
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign → hasPart → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
subject surface form: Nelson's Column
Aboukir Bay, Egypt → knownFor → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
subject surface form: Aboukir Bay
Horatio Nelson → notableBattle → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
Sidney Smith → notableBattle → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of the Nile (indirect involvement through operations in the region)
Thomas Foley → notableBattle → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
HMS Minotaur → notableEngagement → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
Edward Berry → participantIn → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
French flagship L’Orient → participatedIn → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
HMS Bellerophon → participatedIn → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
HMS Bellerophon → participatedIn → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Aboukir Bay
HMS Goliath → participatedIn → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
HMS Minotaur → participatedIn → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
L’Orient → participatedIn → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
Spartiate → participatedIn → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
HMS Orion → participatedInBattle → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
Battle of Abukir (1799) → relatedEvent → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
French flagship L’Orient → sankIn → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
this entity surface form: France at the Battle of the Nile
French Revolutionary Wars → significantEvent → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
War of the Second Coalition → significantEvent → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of the Nile (Aboukir Bay)
L’Orient → sunkIn → Battle of the Nile ⓘ
Baron Nelson → titleHolderNotableBattle → Battle of the Nile ⓘ