Abukir
Americannoun
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a bay in N Egypt, between Alexandria and the Rosetta mouth of the Nile: French fleet defeated here by British fleet 1798.
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After Nelson finally caught the French fleet at Abukir Bay and all but destroyed it in the Battle of the Nile, Napoleon's lines of supply and communication with Europe were virtually cut off.
From Time Magazine Archive
If, as Wheeler guesses, it takes him another three or four weeks to clear the Bonnet and the sunken frigate Abukir, the canal should be open for all ships by mid-April.
From Time Magazine Archive
Advance into Syria by Napoleon; repulsed from Acre; victorious over the Turks at Abukir; he reëmbarks for France; Kléber left in command in Egypt.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various
The fleet of Brueys remained at anchor in the road of Abukir.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various
The Egyptian troops at Kafr Dauar, Abukir and Rosetta surrendered without opposition, and those at Damietta followed on the 23rd of September, after being threatened with attack.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
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