Nile 1798: Nelson's First Great Victory

by Gregory Freemont-Barnes and Gregory Fremont-Barnes

Osprey's examination of one of the great sea battles of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). On the night of August 1, 1798, a British fleet under the command of Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson met a French fleet under the command of Admiral Francois-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers. By morning the British had won a near-complete victory: only two of the 13 French ships-of-the-line escaped and the rest were either captured or destroyed. It was the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846035805
• ISBN13: 9781846035807
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 9.6"