Battle of the Nile
Part of the French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of the Nile, August 1, 1798, 10pm, by Thomas Luny
Date August 1-2 1798 Location Aboukir Bay, Egypt Result Decisive British victory
Combatants
Britain	France
Commanders
Horatio Nelson	François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers†
Strength
14 ships of the line: * 13 x 74-gun, * 1 x 50-gun, 1 sloop	13 ships of the line: * 1 x 120-gun, * 3 x 80-gun, * 9 x 74gun, 4 frigates, some smaller
Casualties
218 killed, 677 wounded	3 ships of the line burnt, 9 ships of the line captured, 2 frigates lost, 1,700 killed, 600 wounded, 3,000 prisoners

Map of ship positions and movements during the Battle of Aboukir Bay, 1–2 August 1798. British ships are in red; French ships are in blue. Intermediate ship positions are shown in pale red/blue. Based upon a map from Intelligence in War, John Keegan, 2003

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Background

Still on the rise but not yet the primary enemy of Britain, commanding General Napoleon Bonaparte intended to threaten the British position in India via the invasion and conquest of Egypt. The expedition was also cultural and included many scientists, educators, and technical specialists — including a surveying party, as French intellectuals had long debated the feasibility of cutting a ship-canal between the Red and Mediterranean Sea. Previously, Napolean spread misinformation about a planned invasion of Ireland, where the French Mediterranean fleet would meet up with the fleet to the north before the battle starts. This tricked the British navy into guarding the western Mediterranean Sea, and allowed Napolean to support his Egypt expedition with no conflicts. About three weeks after his landing there, a British fleet of 14 ships under Horatio Nelson, which had been scouring the western Mediterranean Sea looking for the French fleet, finally came upon the 15 French ships being used to support the invasion of Egypt. Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, changed his name to Napoléon Bonaparte)[1] (15 August 1769; Ajaccio, Corsica – 5 May 1821; Saint Helena) was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from... Composite satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. ... Lord Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (September 29, 1758 – October 21, 1805) was a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ...

Preparations

The fleets met, close to sunset on August 1. The French were at anchor in Abū Qīr Bay, in shallow water near a shoal, less than 7 fathoms (14 m) deep. The shoal was being used to protect the southwestern, port side of the fleet, while the starboard side faced the northeast and the open sea. Nelson had already achieved great fame, and Admiral Brueys had studied his tactics at the Battle of Cape St Vincent and other engagements. As a consequence, Brueys had his line of battle chained together at anchor, to prevent the British from cutting the line, and defeating a part of it in detail in a night action. Brueys expected the battle to begin the next morning, as he did not believe the British would risk a night encounter in shallow, uncharted waters. Leisurely, preparations for combat began. It is possible that the French were preparing to try to escape during the night. is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The AbÅ« QÄ«r Bay (sometimes transliterated Abukir Bay or Aboukir Bay) (Arabic: خليج أبو قير; transliterated: KhalÄ«j AbÅ« QÄ«r) is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt, lying between Abu Qir and the Rosetta mouth of the Nile. ... A fathom is the name of a unit of length in the Imperial system (and the derived U.S. customary units). ... Combatants Great Britain Spain Commanders John Jervis José de Córdoba Strength 15 ships of the line 24 ships of the line Casualties 73 dead 327 wounded Four ships captured 250 dead 550 wounded The naval Battle of Cape St Vincent took place on 14 February 1797, near Cape St. ...

Battle

Nelson brought together a team of diverse men in whom he held faith and had occasionally gathered for conference during their three-month hunt through the Mediterranean for Bonaparte's fleet. Nelson let each captain act on his initiative. As the British fleet approached, Thomas Foley of the Goliath^[1] observed the gap between the first ship of the French fleet and the closest land. He assessed that the chains anchored to shore lay deep enough for the Goliath to pass over. The Goliath separated from the conventional line of attack, face to face, and slipped round to the other side of the French fleet. Other British ships followed, leaving the French attacked from both sides. One British ship, Culloden, ran aground; but the remainder were able to stay afloat, and began taking the French fleet apart, one by one, down the line. The wind from the north meant that the unengaged French ships could not come up to help their fellows. For other ships with the same name, see HMS Culloden. ...

The French flagship, L'Orient came under fire first, from Bellerophon, which received a battering and drifted away dismasted, and then from Alexander and Swiftsure. By 21:00, L'Orient was ablaze, and the battle paused; as ships tried to distance themselves from the anticipated explosion. At about 22:00, the fire reached the magazine and the flagship exploded, hurling blazing parts of ship and crew hundreds of metres into the air. Only a hundred or so of L'Orient's crew of a thousand survived, by swimming from the burning ship. Le Dauphin-Royal was a first-rate 118-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of the Océan type, designed by Jacques-Noël Sané. During the French Revolution, she was renamed Le Sans-Culotte in September 1792, and eventually LOrient in May 1795. ... Napoleon Bonaparte on board the Bellerophon in Plymouth Sound by Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, painted 1815. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Swiftsure was a 74-gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built in Deptford from 1787 to 1787 under plans by engineer Wells. ...

Only two French ships towards the end of the line, Généreux and Guillaume Tell, together with the two frigates Diane and Justice, were able to escape. The rest were burned, or captured by morning on 2 August. Guillaume Tell was a -rate 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nelson was struck on his forehead by grapeshot while standing on the quarterdeck, exposing his skull. Surgeon Jefferson pronounced the wound superficial, but Nelson could not believe it was not fatal and sent for his chaplain, Stephen Comyn. They moved Nelson to the breadroom, where they would not be disturbed. Nelson recovered and following the victory, issued a memorandum to his fleet, "Almighty God having blessed His Majesty's arms with victory, the Admiral intends returning public thanksgiving for the same at 2 o'clock this day and he recommends every ship doing the same as soon as convenient." Reverend Comyn conducted the service from the quarterdeck of the Vanguard, which greatly impressed a group of captured French officers. (The head wound was also attributed as a reason for the initiation of his affair with Emma Hamilton when the fleet recuperated in Naples). Grapeshot was a kind of anti-personnel ammunition used in cannons. ... A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull[1] of a ship. ...

Aftermath

Returning home with Nelson's dispatches, Leander, captained by Edward Berry, was captured by the surviving 74-gun Généreux after a fierce battle, somewhat delaying the arrival of the triumphant news in Britain. HMS Leander was a fourth rate 50-gun ship of the Royal Navy, launched at Chatham on 1 July 1780. ... Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry Bart, K.C.B. (1768–1831), was an officer in Britains Royal Navy primarily known for his role as flag captain of Rear Admiral Horatio Nelsons ship HMS Vanguard at the Battle of the Nile, prior to his knighthood in 1798. ...

The French fleet was destroyed. Napoleon, who had already landed with his army, finished his conquest of Egypt, and went on to conquer much of Syria. But when the political situation in Paris changed, he abandoned his troops and left for France to take charge of a coup to overthrow the constitution and secured his own election as First Consul. Napoleon then crowned himself as Emperor on 2 December 1804. For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...

The battle established British naval superiority during the remainder of the French Revolutionary Wars, and was an important contribution to the growing fame of Admiral Nelson. It is also well-known for literary reasons: Felicia D. Hemans' poem "Casabianca", often known better by its first line, "The boy stood on the burning deck", is about the son of Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca, who died in the explosion of the French flagship, L'Orient during this battle. Combatants Great Britain Austria Prussia Spain[1] Russia Sardinia Ottoman Empire Portugal Dutch Republic[2] France The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts, from 1792 until 1802, fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states. ... Felicia Hemans Felicia Hemans (September 25, 1793 - 1835), was a British poet. ... See Casabianca (disambiguation) for other meanings Casabianca is a poem written in the early 19th century by British poet Felicia Hemans (who was, before about 1950, generally credited as Mrs. ... See Casabianca (disambiguation) for other meanings Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca LOrient explodes during the Battle of Aboukir Bay. ...

British fleet

The fifth HMS Vanguard, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. ... Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry Bart, K.C.B. (1768–1831), was an officer in Britains Royal Navy primarily known for his role as flag captain of Rear Admiral Horatio Nelsons ship HMS Vanguard at the Battle of the Nile, prior to his knighthood in 1798. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sir Alexander John Ball (born 1759—October 20, 1809), was a Malta. ... For other ships with the same name, see HMS Audacious. ... Napoleon Bonaparte on board the Bellerophon in Plymouth Sound by Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, painted 1815. ... Admiral Sir Henry DEsterre Darby, KCB, (1750-1823) was an officer in the Royal Navy. ... For other ships with the same name, see HMS Culloden. ... Sir Thomas Troubridge, from the painting by Sir William Beechey. ... HMS Defence was a 3rd rate ship of the line of 74 guns, built in 1763 for the Royal Navy. ... For other ships with the same name, see HMS Goliath. ... For other ships with the same name, see HMS Majestic. ... HMS Minotaur fought at the Battle of the Nile and the Battle of Trafalgar. ... HMS Orion (1787 at Deptford) a 74-gun 3rd rate ship of the line which fought at the Battle of the Nile and at Trafalgar where, with Ajax, she forced the surrender of the French ship Intrépide (74). ... James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez or Sausmarez (11 March 1757–9 October 1836) was an admiral of the British Royal Navy, notable for his victory at the Battle of Algeciras. ... The Swiftsure was a 74-gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built in Deptford from 1787 to 1787 under plans by engineer Wells. ... HMS Theseus was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. ... For other ships with the same name, see HMS Zealous. ... Vice Admiral Sir Samuel Hood (1762 – 1814-12-24) was an officer of the Royal Navy and cousin once removed of the more famous Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood. ... HMS Leander was a fourth rate 50-gun ship of the Royal Navy, launched at Chatham on 1 July 1780. ... This article is about the naval officer. ...

French fleet

Le Dauphin-Royal was a first-rate 118-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of the Océan type, designed by Jacques-Noël Sané. During the French Revolution, she was renamed Le Sans-Culotte in September 1792, and eventually LOrient in May 1795. ... See Casabianca (disambiguation) for other meanings Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca LOrient explodes during the Battle of Aboukir Bay. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Franklin was a French ship of the line designed by engineer Jacques-Noël Sané. She was captured by the fleet of counter-Admiral Nelson at the Battle of the Nile, and commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Canopus. ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... HMS Tonnant was a 3rd rate ship of the line of 80 guns, built in 1792 as the French ship Tonnant (Thundering). She fought in the battles of Genoa (14 March 1795) and the Nile (1 August 1798), where she was captured by the British. ... Aristide Aubert Du Petit Thouars (1760-1798). ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other ships with the same name, see HMS Spartiate. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Guillaume Tell was a -rate 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Firsthand account

The British attack the anchored French line of battle, by Thomas Whitcombe.

The French flagship L'Orient explodes, by Arnald George.

John Nicol, a sailor aboard HMS Goliath, writes this account: Download high resolution version (1200x617, 197 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1200x617, 197 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1042x1100, 219 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1042x1100, 219 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Le Dauphin-Royal was a first-rate 118-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of the Océan type, designed by Jacques-Noël Sané. During the French Revolution, she was renamed Le Sans-Culotte in September 1792, and eventually LOrient in May 1795. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The Goliath led the van. There was a French frigate right in our way. Captain Foley cried, "Sink that brute, what does he there?" In a moment she went to the bottom and her crew were seen running into her rigging. The sun was just setting as we went into the bay, and a red and fiery sun it was. I would, if had I had my choice, been on the deck. There I would have seen what was passing and the time would not have hung so heavy, but every man does his duty with spirit, whether his station be in the slaughterhouse or the magazine.

I saw as little of this action as I did of the one on 14 February off Cape St Vincent. My station was in the powder magazine with the gunner. As we entered the bay we stripped to our trousers, opened our ports, cleared, and every ship we passed gave them a broadside and three cheers. Any information we got was from the boys and women who carried the powder. The women behaved as well as the men, and got a present for their bravery from the grand signior.

When the French Admiral's ship blew up, the Goliath got such a shake we thought the after-part of her had blown up until the boys told us what it was. They brought us every now and then the cheering news of another French ship having struck [surrendered], and we answered the cheers on deck with heartfelt joy. In the heat of the action a shot came right into the magazine but did no harm as the carpenters plugged it up and stopped the water that was rushing in.

I was much indebted to the gunner's wife who gave her husband and me a drink of wine every now and then, which lessened our fatigue much. There were some of the women wounded, and one woman belonging to Leith died of her wounds and was buried on a small island in the bay. One woman bore a son in the heat of the action. She belonged to Edinburgh.

When we ceased firing I went on deck to view the state of the fleets, and an awful sight it was. The whole bay was covered with dead bodies, mangled, wounded, and scorched, not a bit of clothes on them except their trousers. There were a number of French, belonging to the French Admiral's ship, the L'Orient, who had swam to the Goliath, and were cowering under her forecastle. Poor fellows! they were brought on board, and Captain Foley ordered them down to the steward's room, to get provisions and clothing. One thing I observed in these Frenchmen quite different from anything I had before observed. In the American War, when we took a French ship, the Duke de Chartres, the prisoners were as merry as if they had taken us, only saying, `Fortune de guerre - you take me today, I take you tomorrow.' Those we now had on board were thankful for our kindness, but were sullen and as downcast as if each had lost a ship of his own.

The only incidents I heard of are two. One lad who was stationed by a salt-box, on which he sat to give out cartridges, and keep the lids closed - it is a trying berth - when asked for a cartridge, he gave none, yet he sat upright; his eyes were open. One of the men gave him a push; he fell all his length on the deck. There was not a blemish on his body, yet he was quite dead, and was thrown overboard. The other, a lad who had the match in his hand to fire his gun. In the act of applying it, a shot took off his arm; it hung by a small piece of skin. The match fell to the deck. He looked to his arm, and seeing what had happened, seized the match in his left hand, and fired off the gun before he went to the cockpit to have it dressed. They were in our mess, or I might never have heard of it. Two of the mess were killed, and I knew not of it until the day after. Thus terminated the glorious first of August, the busiest night in my life.

Soon after the action the whole fleet set sail with the prizes, and left the Goliath as guard ship. We remained here until we were relieved by the Tigre, seventy-four, when we sailed for Naples to refit. After refitting we sailed for Malta to join the blockade, where we remained eight months without any occurrence worthy of notice.

Recent archaeology

A True Position of the French Fleet as they were moored near the Mouth of the Nile and the manner in which Lord Nelson formed his attack on them, by Robert Dodd

In 2000 , Dr. Paolo Gallo, an Italian archaeologist discovered a burial site on Nelson's Island in Abū Qīr Bay. The graves contained the remains of sailors, officers, marines, women (some of whom may have disguised their sex to serve as sailors)^{[citation needed]}, and surprisingly, three infants. Subsequent work with British historian and archaeologist Nick Slope determined that some of the graves dated to shortly after the battle, while others dated from another battle in 1801. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Robert Dodd (1748–1815) was a British marine painter and graphic artist. ... For the magazine about archaeology, see Archaeology (magazine). ... Nelsons Island is an island located in Abū Qīr Bay, off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ...

On 18 April 2005, thirty of the British sailors and officers killed in the 1801 skirmish were given a military funeral in Alexandria, attended by the crew of the visiting HMS Chatham. Only one of the bodies, that of Commodore James Russell, was positively identified. One of his descendants attended the ceremony, and was presented with a flag. is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city in Egypt. ... HMS Chatham (F87) is a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. ...

Memorials

Nelson coming on deck at the Battle of the Nile, 1st August 1798, by Daniel Orme. In the background L'Orient burns

One of the most unusual memorials to any naval battle lies just a few miles from Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, in Wiltshire. The memorial is composed of numerous clumps of beech trees, which had been planted on otherwise arable farmland. These clumps are known as the Nile Clumps, because it is believed they were shaped from a larger piece of woodland (forest) after the Battle of the Nile, to represent the positions of French and British ships. Many of the "ships" have "sunk" over the years, but several still survive, and work is underway to replant some of them. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Stonehenge (disambiguation). ... This article is about the plateau in southern England; Salisbury Plain is also an area on South Georgia Island. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... For other uses, see Beech (disambiguation). ... The Battle of the Nile On the 1 August 1798, a British fleet, under Admiral Nelson, defeated a French fleet, under Francois Paul Brueys, in Aboukir Bay. ...

The story behind their construction is that Emma Hamilton, mistress of Nelson, in her declining years became friends with the Marquess of Queensbury, owner of much of the land around the town of Amesbury, including Stonehenge; and, together with Captain Thomas Hardy, Nelson's flag captain at the Battle of Trafalgar, persuaded the Marquess to create the unique memorial. Emma Hamilton, in one of dozens of portraits by George Romney, at the height of her beauty in the 1780s Emma Hamilton (Lady Hamilton) (April 26, 1765 - January 16, 1815) is best remembered as the mistress of Lord Nelson. ... Marquess of Queensberry is a title in the peerage of Scotland. ... See also Amesbury, Massachusetts. ... For other uses, see Stonehenge (disambiguation). ... This article is about the naval officer. ... Combatants United Kingdom First French Empire Kingdom of Spain Commanders Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson † Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve Strength 27 ships of the line and 6 others. ...

Most of the surviving clumps now stand on land owned by the National Trust's Stonehenge Historic Landscape estate. The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Property of The National Trust, located near Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. ...

Nelson's friend and sometime agent Alexander Davidson erected an obelisk on his estate at Swarland in Northumberland to commemorate the victory. Davidson also planted trees just to the west of the obelisk to represent the coastline of the Nile Delta and some of the ships that took part in the Battle of the Nile. Davisons obelisk celebrating Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, at Swarland, Northumberland A relatively obscure memorial to Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, victor of the Battle of Trafalgar, is situated by the old A1 (the great road between Morpeth and Alnwick, according to an 1868 gazetteer [1] ), at Swarland in...

Another somewhat unusual memorial is the poem Casabianca by Felicia Hemans, perhaps better known by its first line, The boy stood on the burning deck. It is considered to be a "poem inspired by events" and not the "literal truth", given that much of what it describes cannot be known in detail. See Casabianca (disambiguation) for other meanings Casabianca is a poem written in the early 19th century by British poet Felicia Hemans (who was, before about 1950, generally credited as Mrs. ... Felicia Hemans (September 25, 1793 - 1835), was an English poetess. ... Casabianca is a poem written in the early 19th century by British poet Felicia Hemans (who was, before about 1950, generally credited as Mrs. ...

A number of ships of the Royal Navy have been named after the battle. Four have been named HMS Aboukir, the first being the French ship Aquilon captured in the battle. Another two ships have been named HMS Nile. HMS. Aboukir. ... At least two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nile after the Battle of the Nile. ...

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• Slope, Nick (February 5, 2004). Burials on Nelson's Island. Women in Nelson's Navy. London: BBC. Retrieved on August 2, 2005.
• Anderson, R. C.. Naval wars in the Levant 1559–1853. ISBN 1-57898-538-2. 
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