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Nelson’s Report of the Battle of the Nile

April 3, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

Vanguard, off the Mouth of the Nile, 3 August 1798 My Lord, Almighty God has blessed his Majesty’s Arms in the late Battle, by a great Victory over the Fleet of the Enemy, who I […]

Napoleon’s Letter to Admiral Brueys’ Widow After the Nile

April 3, 2010 The Dear Knows 0

Cairo, August 19, 1798 Your husband was killed by a cannonball while fighting on board his ship. He died honourably, and without suffering, as every soldier would wish to die.