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What defeated Napoleon at the Battle of the Nile and Trafalgar?
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∙ 14y ago
He was an army commander, and was not present at the naval battle.
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∙ 13y agoThe combined French and Spanish Fleet was destroyed by the smaller and less heavily armed but better trained UK Fleet under the command of Horatio Nelson.
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∙ 14y agoIt allowed Britain to remain a great sea power.
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∙ 14y agoThe Royal Navy.
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What location is the spot where the British Navy ruined Napoleon's Egyptian campaign?
At Aboukir Bay in the Battle of the Nile.
Who discovered the Rosetta Stone?
Napoleon Bonaparte attempted to capture Egypt from the British in 1798. Napoleon's invading troops captured a huge assortment of antiquities during their three-year occupation of the Nile River valley, and their spoils of war included what is now known the Rosetta Stone, stolen from a fort at Rashid, a town Europeans called Rosetta.it was found by Napoleons troops in 1799
Where did the british navy ruin napoleons egyptian campaign?
At what is called the Battle of the Nile which was fought from 1 to 3 August 1798 at Aboukir Bay in Egypt.
Was Sparta near the Nile River?
Sparta is in southern Greece on the River Eurotas about 600 miles from the river Nile.
What is a Nile reptile that starts with the letter A?
Asp
What were the battle names that Napoleon Bonaparte was in?
Battle of Trafalgar, Battle of Ulm, Battle of Austerlitz, Battle of Friedland, Peninsular War, Battle of Borodino, Battle of the Pyramids, Battle of the Nile and, Battle of Waterloo
Is the Battle of the Nile the same as the Battle of Trafalgar?
No, but nelson won both
What were the three victories of admiral nelson?
Battle of Copenhagen Battle of Trafalgar Battle of the Nile
Who is the Nemesis of Napoleon Bonaparte?
One supposes, the Duke of Wellington, who oversaw his final defeat at Waterloo. Lord Horatio Nelson would make his short list for Trafalgar and the Battle of the Nile.
What did Horatio Nelson discover?
I am unaware of any discovers. He was a British Admiral who won victories at the Battle of the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar, being killed in action at Trafalgar.
Where the British navy ruined Napoleon's Egyptian campaign?
The battle of Aboukir Bay. Nelson destroys the French fleet. Napoleon returns to France leaving his army behind. The battle is called the Battle of the Nile.
Should we remember horatio Nelson?
Adm Horatio Nelson is remembered as one of England's greatest Naval Heroes. He maintained British primacy on the seas during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Era with victories like the Battle of the Nile and at Trafalgar. At Trafalgar, (where Nelson was killed in the combat,) he squashed Napoleon's dreams of ever invading the British Isles.
What was the name of Lord Nelson's flagship?
At the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (a complete disaster) Nelson's ship was HMS Thesus Battle of the Nile-HMS Vanguard Battle of Copenhagen-HMS Elephant Battle of Trafalgar (his famous last battle)-HMS Victory
How was Napoleon's Navy?
The French Navy that supported him in Egypt was destroyed at Aboukir Bay in the Battle of the Nile during August of 1798. Two ships of the line and two frigates were destroyed and 9 ships of the line were captured. It took time, but the fleet was rebuilt and merged with the Spanish allied fleet. It was destroyed in 1805 in the Battle of Trafalgar.
How did napoleon win the battle of trafalgar?
Nelson was outnumbered by the French and Spanish, but he knew that his force was superior in every other area. Instead of sailing alongside them and firing as was conventional, he sailed his ships on a perpendicular course directly into the enemy fleet and split them, throwing them into confusion.Good command and control and good gunnery (manned by good crewmen).
What location is the spot where the British Navy ruined Napoleon's Egyptian campaign?
At Aboukir Bay in the Battle of the Nile.
What kept napoleon from invading Britain?
Any possibility of a near term French Invasion was ended with the Battle of Trafalgar when the combined French and Spanish Fleets were destroyed. An earlier French Fleet destruction happened at the Battle of the Nile and it had required years for the French to rebuild the Navy.
