![]() The French fought valiantly in defence of their line, but they could not match the discipline and skills in the British sailors. The captains acted with zeal and good sense. The Battle of the Nile exemplified all that was best about the Royal Navy. In his lengthy work on the history of the British Royal Navy, Wilson writes that The victory marked “the establishment of British naval supremacy in the Mediterranean, never again to be lost” (Mostert, 2007: 276). The British victory ensured the French presence in Egypt would soon expire, and ended any future threat to India in one stroke, a possibility Nelson had always taken seriously (Strathern, 2007: 170). ![]() ![]() Even with the advantage of surprise, can Nelson and his captains find a way to overcome Brueys’ powerful flagship, L’Orient? ![]() Horatio Nelson versus Paul-François Brueys: A British fleet under Nelson surprises a French fleet under Brueys at anchor. ![]()
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