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Approximate site for the Battle of the Nile (Aboukir) in 1798

Egypt / al-Buhhayrah / Edko /
 battlefield, Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815, historical layer / disappeared object

The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay, in French as the Bataille d'Aboukir) was a major naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off Egypt from 1 to 3 August 1798 Where the British Fleet (under Lord Horatio Nelson) defeated the French Fleet (under Napoleon) . The French vessel, Orient, exploded and sank during the fighting, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ship_Orient_%281791%29
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Coordinates:   31°19'22"N   30°7'9"E
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