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Battle of the Nile (1798) – How Nelson TRAPPED & ANNIHILATED Napoleon’s Fleet
Battle of the Nile (1798) – How Nelson TRAPPED & ANNIHILATED Napoleon’s Fleet

Under the burning Egyptian sun, Admiral Horatio Nelson executed a night assault at Aboukir Bay that changed history.
From the bold “double the line” maneuver to the catastrophic Orient explosion, see how Britain shattered French sea power and trapped Napoleon’s army in Egypt.

What you’ll learn:
Why Napoleon targeted Egypt and how Malta/Alexandria set the stage
Brueys’ anchorage at Aboukir Bay, island batteries, and the fatal “room to swing at anchor” gap
Nelson’s inside pass (Goliath, Zealous, Orion, Theseus, Audacious) and the edge of night fighting
Nelson wounded aboard Vanguard and the blast that silenced the bay
The strategic fallout: Royal Navy dominance and Napoleon’s stranded army

⏱️Timestamps:
0:00 – Summer 1798: Egypt gambit and the Mediterranean at stake
0:38 – Horatio Nelson’s aim: not victory—annihilation of the French fleet
1:14 – French armada & flagship Orient: 180 ships, 38,000 troops with scholars
4:39 – Malta falls; Napoleon presses on to Alexandria
6:10 – French land in Egypt; Brueys debates then anchors at Aboukir Bay
10:04 – British scouts sight the anchored French battle line—“the hunt” is nearly over
12:11 – Nelson’s plan: double the line, slip inside the French to create a crossfire
13:24 – Signal hoisted: “Engage the Enemy More Closely”—commit to a night action
16:14 – Goliath opens fire; Guerrier wrecked, French van collapses
19:06 – Nelson wounded aboard Vanguard, battle rages on
23:58 – Orient explodes; a ten-minute hush settles over the bay
25:37 – Dawn: 11/13 French ships captured/destroyed; only two escape—Napoleon trapped

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