The Times First Announcement Of Battles Of The Nile Trafalgar And Waterloo
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The Times First Announcement Of Battles Of The Nile Trafalgar And Waterloo
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language : en
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Release Date : 1798
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The Battle Of Waterloo
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Author : John Booth
language : en
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Release Date : 1815
The Battle Of Waterloo written by John Booth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1815 with Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 categories.
An Advanced History Of England From The Earliest Times To The Present Day
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Author : Cyril Ransome
language : en
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Release Date : 1895
An Advanced History Of England From The Earliest Times To The Present Day written by Cyril Ransome and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Electronic books categories.
The Battle Of The Nile
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-04-22
The Battle Of The Nile written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-22 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Before Trafalgar, Admiral Horatio Nelson had already earned enduring fame for the British victory at the Battle of the Nile. In 1798, he was given command of a small squadron and sent ahead to Gibraltar, and eventually given instructions to hunt down and destroy Napoleon's fleet. An initial review of France's naval forces had led Napoleon to conclude his navy could not hope to outfight the power of the Royal Navy, which had been the dominant naval power for centuries, so he was forced to look elsewhere. After months of planning, Napoleon crafted a scheme to attack and conquer Egypt, denying the British easy access to their colonies in India, with the ultimate goal of linking up with the Sultan Tipoo in India itself and defeating the British in the field there. Napoleon sailed with Admiral Brueys and 30,000 troops that June, heading for Egypt. Notionally part of the Ottoman Empire, Egypt was de facto a weak independent regime run by the breakaway Mamelukes. For France, it offered an overland route to India and a chance to beat Britain at her own game via economic strangulation. Nelson however, could only speculate at French intentions. Whatever the destination of the French fleet, he sought a battle of annihilation, the culmination of all he had learned as an officer and admiral. Only by that means could Britain secure the Mediterranean and neutralize the threat of a French army operating overseas. His understanding was icily accurate. Ironically, Nelson and the British forces beat the French to Africa, failing to take into account their slower troop transports. While the British turned north, only two days later, on June 28, Napoleon's army disembarked at Alexandria. Back in Sicily, Nelson heard further reports about the French and again sailed south. Arriving at Alexandria late in the afternoon of August 1, he found the port crowded with French transports, but no battle fleet. At the same time, Brueys was only a few miles up the coast, anchored at Aboukir Bay. Nelson's scouts soon spotted the fleet at anchor, and without hesitation, the British attacked, their captains racing each other to be the first to engage. Brueys had made a number of mistakes, for which he paid with his life. His disposition was sloppy, with gaps between the ships and sufficient room between the line of his fleet at anchor and the shallows for an enemy to interpose himself. Many of his sailors were ashore, unable to rejoin their vessels quickly enough to defend them. Fundamentally though, he shouldn't have been there at all, as it was Napoleon, nervous about the Royal Navy and without a clear understanding of naval strategy, who had insisted that the French fleet anchor itself helplessly on the Egyptian coast. A patrolling French fleet at sea would at least have had a chance against Nelson. As it was, they were sitting ducks. It was the battle of annihilation Nelson had sought - of 13 French battleships engaged, 2 were destroyed and 9 were captured. British losses were negligible, with no ships lost and about 900 killed or wounded. French casualties were at least 2,000, with thousands more captured. The French Mediterranean fleet had been wiped out, and Napoleon's expeditionary force was now stranded. With Nelson's decisive victory, the Royal Navy had once again asserted itself as the dominant power in the Mediterranean. At the same time, Nelson's inability to intercept Napoleon at sea allowed the French transports and ground forces to survive unscathed, and they eventually made their way back to France. The stage was now set for over a decade of massive campaigns and battles that would only end more than 15 years later at Waterloo.
Colburn S United Service Magazine And Naval Military Journal
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language : en
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Release Date : 1894
Colburn S United Service Magazine And Naval Military Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with Military art and science categories.
The Diaries Of Edward Pease
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Author : Edward Pease
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-06-13
The Diaries Of Edward Pease written by Edward Pease and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
These diaries of the 'father of English railways', covering 1824-57, were first published in 1907.
The Story Of The Times
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Author : William Dodgson Bowman
language : en
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Release Date : 1931
The Story Of The Times written by William Dodgson Bowman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1931 with English newspapers categories.
An Advanced History Of England
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Author : Cyril Ransome
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
An Advanced History Of England written by Cyril Ransome and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Great Britain categories.
An Advanced History Of England From The Earliest Times To The Present Day With Maps And Plans
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Author : Cyril Ransome
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1899
An Advanced History Of England From The Earliest Times To The Present Day With Maps And Plans written by Cyril Ransome and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1899 with Great Britain categories.
An Advanced History Of England From The Earliest Times To The Present Day
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Author : Cyril Ransome
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1913
An Advanced History Of England From The Earliest Times To The Present Day written by Cyril Ransome and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1913 with Great Britain categories.