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Nelson and Napoleon in Egypt...
Nelson and Napoleon in Egypt...
Item # 686879
November 10, 1798
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 10, 1798
* Napoleon Bonaparte & Lord Horatio Nelson
Most of the front page is taken up with reports under the heading: "Buonaparte--Nelson" regarding their engagements in Egypt, with no fewer than six accounts. Horatio Nelson defeated Napoleon at the Battle of the Nile.
Four pages, pages 1 & 3 have archival mends near the margins, otherwise very nice condition.
AI notes: In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte and Admiral Horatio Nelson became central figures in a dramatic clash in Egypt during the French campaign to dominate the Eastern Mediterranean. Napoleon launched his Egyptian expedition in July 1798, aiming to undermine British access to India and spread French influence. He landed near Alexandria with a large army and swiftly advanced inland, defeating the Mamluks at the Battle of the Pyramids on July 21. However, Napoleon’s grand strategy was abruptly undermined when Nelson, commanding the British Royal Navy, located and decisively destroyed the French fleet anchored in Aboukir Bay during the Battle of the Nile on August 1–2, 1798. This naval disaster stranded Napoleon’s army in Egypt and shifted the balance of power in the Mediterranean. Though Bonaparte won military victories on land, Nelson’s triumph ensured British naval dominance and effectively isolated the French force, setting the stage for Napoleon’s eventual secret return to France in 1799.
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