The Battle of Aboukir

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Antoine-Jean_Gros
gptkbp:aftermath British control of the Mediterranean
gptkbp:casualties French casualties approximately 3,000
British casualties approximately 200
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Horatio_Nelson
gptkb:François-Paul_Brueys_d'_Aigalliers
gptkbp:date August 1, 1798
gptkbp:followed_by French retreat from Egypt
gptkbp:fought_in August 1 and August 2, 1798
gptkbp:historical_impact Shift in naval power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of Aboukir
gptkbp:location Aboukir Bay, Egypt
gptkbp:military_strategy Ship of the line
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:HMS_Zealous
gptkb:HMS_Orion
gptkb:HMS_Queen_Elizabeth
gptkb:HMS_Royal_George
gptkb:HMS_Agamemnon
gptkb:HMS_Defiance
gptkb:HMS_Goliath
gptkb:HMS_Indefatigable
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Sovereign
gptkb:HMS_Temeraire
gptkb:HMS_Theseus
gptkb:HMS_Thunderer
gptkb:HMS_Victory
gptkb:HMS_Barfleur
gptkb:HMS_Conqueror
gptkb:HMS_Dreadnought
gptkb:HMS_Invincible
gptkb:HMS_Valiant
gptkb:HMS_Bellerophon
gptkb:HMS_Nelson
gptkb:HMS_Windsor_Castle
gptkb:HMS_Swiftsure
gptkb:HMS_Revenge
gptkb:HMS_Centaur
gptkb:HMS_Malaya
gptkb:HMS_Lion
gptkb:HMS_Warspite
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Oak
gptkb:HMS_Vanguard
gptkb:HMS_Marlborough
gptkb:HMS_Audacious
gptkb:HMS_Majestic
gptkb:HMS_Minotaur
gptkb:HMS_Bellona
gptkb:HMS_Culloden
gptkb:HMS_York
gptkb:HMS_Royal_William
gptkb:HMS_Prince_George
HMS Formidable
L' Orient
gptkbp:outcome Destruction of the French fleet
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
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:type gptkb:battle