The Landing of British Troops in Egypt in 1801, illustration from 'Hutchinson's History of the Nations' by Philippe de Loutherbourg
© Bridgeman Art Library / Private Collection
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At the Battle of the Nile or Aboukir Bay (August 1-2, 1798), a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson surprised and largely destroyed a French fleet anchored near Alexandria, stranding Napoleon's army in Egypt;
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