The victor in this battle reported that "the enemy were moored in a strong Line of Battle for defending the entrance of the bay, flanked by numerous Gun-boats, four Frigates, and a battery of Guns and Mortars...but nothing could withstand the Squadron your Lordship placed under my command."
The victor in this battle reported that "the enemy were moored in a strong Line of Battle for defending the entrance of the bay, flanked by numerous Gun-boats, four Frigates, and a battery of Guns and Mortars...but nothing could withstand the Squadron your Lordship placed under my command." Thomas B. Thompson commanded the Leander, Samuel Hood was in the Zealous, and Thomas Louis in the Minotaur, while the flagship was the Vanguard. FTP, name this battle of August 1798, which Lord Nelson won in the waters of the Egyptian delta.
The victor in this battle reported that "the enemy were moored in a strong Line of Battle for defending the entrance of the bay, flanked by numerous Gun-boats, four Frigates, and a battery of Guns and Mortars...but nothing could withstand the Squadron your Lordship placed under my command."
The Battle of the Nile