One wounded commander was tended by Stephen Comyn and only the Genereux and William Tell escaped the enemy.
This battle is the subject of the poem "Casabianca" by Felicia Hemans and afterward, the Leander was captured. One wounded commander was tended by Stephen Comyn and only the Genereux and William Tell escaped the enemy. The attack was led by Thomas Foley on the Goliath, but the Timoleon and Culloden ran aground while the flagships were the Vanguard and L'Orient. Resulting in the death of Francois-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, for 10 points, name this 1798 naval victory for Horatio Nelson in Abu Qir Bay near the namesake Egyptian river.
This battle is the subject of the poem "Casabianca" by Felicia Hemans and afterward, the Leander was captured.
Battle of the {Nile}