The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798

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A painting showing an important naval engagement during the French Revolutionary War, 1793–1802. On 19 May 1798, Napoleon sailed from Toulon on his hazardous adventure to Egypt, capturing Malta en route. On realizing this, Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson initially looked for the French at Alexandria, but when he didn’t find them he sailed back to Syracuse in Sicily to reposition before returning to Alexandria. There, on 1 August, he received a signal that the French fleet had been sighted anchored in Aboukir Bay, 15 miles east of Alexandria. Thence Nelson headed, appearing off Aboukir Island at 17.30. Despite the failing daylight, his ships immediately attacked the head of the unprepared French fleet at anchor, commanded by Admiral Brueys. Three ships rounded the bows of the leading French ships, one passed between the first and second ship and another between the sixth and seventh.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

The Battle of the Nile, 1 August 1798

Date

1798 (?)

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 88.9 x W 125.7 cm

Accession number

BHC0517

Acquisition method

National Maritime Museum (Greenwich Hospital Collection)

Work type

Painting

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