A famous incident from this battle was the death of the son of Captain Casabianca.
During this battle Captain Benjamin Hallowell was afraid he had fired on his own side until he hailed a battered ship and received the reply "Bellerophon, going out of action disabled." This battle would see the ship Franklin attacked by Swiftsure and Leander, a ship that would also pummel the Peuple Souverain. It opened with shots between the (*) Goliath and the Guerrier. A famous incident from this battle was the death of the son of Captain Casabianca. This battle also saw the explosion of the massive 118-gun flagship L'Oriente. Succeeded by an unsuccesful Siege of Acre and preceded by the storming of Alexandria, for 10 points, name this decisive 1798 British victory over French forces in Egypt that made Horatio Nelson a national hero.
During this battle Captain Benjamin Hallowell was afraid he had fired on his own side until he hailed a battered ship and received the reply "Bellerophon, going out of action disabled.
Battle of the Nile [or Battle of Aboukir Bay]