L’Orient

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L’Orient was a massive French ship of the line that served as Admiral Brueys’ flagship and was famously destroyed in a catastrophic explosion during the Battle of the Nile in 1798.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French warship
ship of the line
associatedWith Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
surface form: "Napoleonic campaign in Egypt"
causeOfDestruction catastrophic explosion
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
country France
dateOfSinking 1798
fate destroyed in battle
flagshipOf François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
surface form: "Admiral François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers"
historicalPeriod late 18th century
locationOfSinking Aboukir Bay, Egypt
navalTheater Mediterranean Sea
notability one of the most famous ship explosions in naval history
notableEvent exploded and sank during the Battle of the Nile
operatedBy French Navy
opponent Royal Navy
opponentCommander Horatio Nelson
participatedIn Battle of the Nile
role flagship
sunkIn Battle of the Nile

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

Battle of the Nile flagship L’Orient
Battle of the Nile notableShip L’Orient
this entity surface form: "Orient"