Name of Object:

The Battle of the Nile fought on 1–2 August 1798 in Aboukir Bay (Egypt), where the British fleet, headed by Admiral Horatio Nelson, defeated the French fleet

Name in original language:

Carte figurative du combat naval qui s’est donné près d’Aboughor sur les côtes d’Egypte entre l’Escadre Angloise commandée par l’amiral Nelson et l’Escadre Françoise

Location:

Naples, Italy

Holding Institution:

State Archives of Naples

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Holding Institution (original language):

Archivio di Stato di Napoli

Date of Object:

Constantinople, 10 Septembre 1798

Author:

Engeneer Kauffer

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Pencil, pen and watercolour drawing

Dimensions:

456 x 660

Description:

The battle of Nile of 1798 between the French and the British fleets entrenched Britain as the dominant naval power in the Mediterranean.

Type of Object

Map

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

ASNa, Ministero degli affari esteri, Piante, 239

Citation of this web page:

Rossana Spadaccini "The Battle of the Nile fought on 1–2 August 1798 in Aboukir Bay (Egypt), where the British fleet, headed by Admiral Horatio Nelson, defeated the French fleet" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;91;en

Prepared by: Rossana Spadaccini
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT1 091