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Nelson at the Battle of the Nile
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Nelson aboard a ship during the battle of the Nile. He is wounded on the head but still fighting! The Battle of the Nile was fought in Aboukir bay near Alexandria, Egypt, in August 1798. The British fleet was under the command of Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson and the French fleet under Admiral Paul D'Brueys.
Nelson aboard a ship during the battle of the Nile. He is wounded on the head but still fighting! The Battle of the Nile was fought in Aboukir bay near Alexandria, Egypt, in August 1798. The British fleet was under the command of Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson and the French fleet under Admiral Paul D'Brueys.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAI8842 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798 |
| Date made: | 1 Aug 1798 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 555 mm x 708 mm |