Battle of Aboukir Bay

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Alexandria
gptkb:the_French_Empire
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Pyramids
gptkbp:aftermath British dominance in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:casualties British losses estimated at 200
French losses estimated at 2,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Royal_Navy
gptkb:French_Navy
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Horatio_Nelson
gptkb:François-Paul_Brueys_d'_Aigalliers
gptkbp:date August 1, 1798
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Trafalgar
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
1798 French expedition to Egypt
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:historical_impact Shift in naval power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Aboukir Bay
gptkbp:influenced_by French Revolutionary politics
gptkbp:location Aboukir Bay, Egypt
gptkbp:military_strategy Line of battle
gptkbp:notable_event Destruction of the French fleet
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:HMS_Zealous
gptkb:HMS_Orion
gptkb:HMS_Albion
gptkb:HMS_Royal_George
gptkb:HMS_Agamemnon
gptkb:HMS_Defiance
gptkb:HMS_Goliath
gptkb:HMS_Indefatigable
gptkb:HMS_Leviathan
gptkb:HMS_Monarch
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Sovereign
gptkb:HMS_St._George
gptkb:HMS_Temeraire
gptkb:HMS_Theseus
gptkb:HMS_Thunderer
gptkb:HMS_Triumph
gptkb:HMS_Victory
gptkb:Le_Tonnant
gptkb:HMS_Conqueror
gptkb:HMS_Dreadnought
gptkb:HMS_Valiant
gptkb:HMS_Bellerophon
gptkb:HMS_Neptune
gptkb:HMS_Windsor_Castle
gptkb:HMS_Swiftsure
gptkb:HMS_Revenge
gptkb:HMS_Centaur
gptkb:HMS_Warspite
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Oak
gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
gptkb:HMS_Audacious
gptkb:HMS_Colossus
gptkb:HMS_Majestic
gptkb:HMS_Minotaur
gptkb:HMS_Bellona
gptkb:HMS_Culloden
gptkb:HMS_York
Ship of the line
L' Orient
Le Franklin
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
Egyptian campaign
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nile
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive naval engagement
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Mediterranean Sea
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuver