Battle of the Nile

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_the_Nile

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:marine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Battle_of_Aboukir_Bay
gptkbp:casualties	British: 218 killed, 677 wounded French: over 1,700 killed, 3,000 captured
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:France gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Horatio_Nelson gptkb:François-Paul_Brueys_d'Aigalliers
gptkbp:date	1–3 August 1798
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Siege_of_Acre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of the Nile
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Aboukir_Bay,_Egypt
gptkbp:navalTactic	Nelson's attack on both sides of the French line
gptkbp:notableEvent	Explosion of L'Orient
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_St_Vincent
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Napoleon's_Egyptian_campaign
gptkbp:result	British victory
gptkbp:shipsInvolved	gptkb:L'Orient gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
gptkbp:significance	crippled French Mediterranean fleet secured British control of the Mediterranean
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:French_Resistance gptkb:Horatio_Nelson gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte gptkb:Admiral_Lord_Nelson
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5