Historical naval
Art Print. British Royal Navy and French ships in naval art painting
by Anthony Saunders "Battle of the Nile".
Battle of
the Nile by Anthony Saunders. On the 1st August 1798, thirteen
French ships of the line sate at anchor in Aboukir bay off the coast of
Alexandria Egypt, in support of Napoleon who was inland with his troops
attempting to conquer the country. AS night time approached so did Lord
Horatio Nelson and the British fleet. nelson had been hunting Napoleon
at sea for months; at Aboukir Bat he had found the French fleet, trapped
and unprepared for battle. Nelson's audacious plan was to attack the
French on their unprotected port side, the plan had its risks, the whole
of the British fleet could run aground in the Shallows - nut Nelson
knew the waters too well. The battle of the Nile was one o f the most
decisive in the history of naval warfare. By the end of the battle
nearly all three French ships were sunk or captured. the 124 gun
flagship the pride of the French navy L'Orient, has exploded with such
ferocity that it halted the battle for over ten minutes. Napoleon's
ability to dominate the region had been crushed, whilst Nelson was to
become a hero throughout the whole of Britain.
The original naval painting, giclee canvas print and
art paper edition available only directly from Cranston Fine Arts, the
Military and Naval Print Company
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