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Abu Qir

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Abu Qir or Abukir , village, N Egypt, on a promontory in the Nile River delta. Admiral Horatio Nelson's victory over the French fleet off Abu Qir on Aug. 1-2, 1798 (sometimes called the battle of the Nile), restored British prestige in the Mediterranean region and, with the land victory (1801) led by Sir Ralph Abercromby, cut short the French venture in the Middle East begun by Napoleon I. Author not available, ABU QIR. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Abu Qir Bay
Inlet of the Mediterranean Sea, lying near the Rosetta mouth of the Nile along the coast of Egypt. It was the scene of the Battle of the Nile (1798), in which an English fleet under Horatio Nelson defeated the French fleet of Napoleon I . Abu Qir Bay Abu Qir Bay Abu Qir Bay Read more
Battle of the Nile
...under Horatio Nelson and French Revolutionary forces at Abu Qir Bay, near Alexandria, Egypt. In a plan to constrict British...Alexandria. The French eluded the British fleet to reach Abu Qir Bay, where they anchored in a defensive line. Nelson discovered... Read more

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