16 Thermidor Year VI—the Battle of the Nile River/Aboukir Bay (Egypt) ends: After three days of fighting Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson, commanding a 14-ship fleet of the Royal Navy, defeats a 13-ship fleet of the Navy of France, commanded by Vice Admiral Francois-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers. This traps General Napoleon Bonaparte, and his 40,000 strong Army trapped in Egypt.
Postscript: Thirty-eight-thousands of Bonaparte’s Army were either killed or captured.
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References:
French Revolution – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution
Battle of the Nile – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Nile
French invasion of Egypt and Syria – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_invasion_of_Egypt_and_Syria
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