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.
Aliases (1)
- Orient ×1
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French warship
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ship of the line → |
| associatedWith |
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
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surface form: "Napoleonic campaign in Egypt"
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| causeOfDestruction | catastrophic explosion → |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars → |
| country | France → |
| dateOfSinking | 1798 → |
| fate | destroyed in battle → |
| flagshipOf |
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
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surface form: "Admiral François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers"
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| 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 → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Orient"