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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:aftermath
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British control of Mediterranean
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nile
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gptkbp:casualties
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British: 218 killed, 677 wounded
French: over 1,700 killed, 3,000 captured
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:France
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Horatio_Nelson
gptkb:François-Paul_Brueys_d'Aigalliers
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gptkbp:date
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1–3 August 1798
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Siege_of_Acre
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Boosted Nelson's reputation
Major strategic shift in Mediterranean
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Battle of Abukir Bay
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gptkbp:location
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Aboukir Bay, near Alexandria, Egypt
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gptkbp:navalForces
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:French_Navy
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Explosion of L'Orient
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Napoleon's_invasion_of_Egypt
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Napoleon's_Egyptian_campaign
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:shipsInvolved
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gptkb:L'Orient
gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
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gptkbp:significance
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Cut off Napoleon's army in Egypt
Destroyed French Mediterranean fleet
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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