François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
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François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers was a French admiral of the Revolutionary era, best known for commanding the French fleet that was defeated by Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Admiral François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers | 1 |
| François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers – France | 1 |
| Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French naval officer
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admiral ⓘ human ⓘ military personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| activity |
command of fleets
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
| allegiance |
French First Republic
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
French campaign in Egypt
Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| commanded | French fleet at the Battle of the Nile ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of the Nile
ⓘ
French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
surface form:
French Revolutionary Wars at sea
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleonic campaign in Egypt and Syria
|
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in action ⓘ |
| deathEvent | Battle of the Nile ⓘ |
| deathManner | died in battle ⓘ |
| era | French Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| familyName | Brueys d’Aigalliers ⓘ |
| fateOfFlagship | flagship Orient destroyed at the Battle of the Nile ⓘ |
| givenName | François-Paul ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key French naval commander during the Egyptian expedition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Navy ⓘ |
| militaryOccupation | naval commander ⓘ |
| militaryRank | vice admiral ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| name | François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of the Nile
ⓘ
French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding the French fleet defeated by Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile ⓘ |
| notedAs | one of the senior French admirals of the Revolutionary period ⓘ |
| opponent | Horatio Nelson ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | French Mediterranean fleet ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
admiral in the French Navy
ⓘ
commander of the French fleet in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| serviceContinuationEra |
French Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
French Revolutionary Navy
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| serviceEntryEra |
French Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancien Régime French Navy
|
| shipCommanded |
L’Orient
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surface form:
Orient
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| sideInConflict |
Battle of the Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
France at the Battle of the Nile
|
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers – France
this entity surface form:
Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
subject surface form:
Battle of the Nile
this entity surface form:
Admiral François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers