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At 8 O'clock I perceived a ship on fire & in about half an hour blew up similar to the other last night, a Ship which until the moment of her explosion was not perceived on fire at all. The other Ships moved to a greater distance from the shore, and the Fire on board her apparently diminished by which we presume that it was entirely extinguished, during the time the cannonading redoubled. A Second Ship Explodes

I placed myself on a Tower which is about cannon shot from Rosetta and which is called Aboul Mandour. From thence I could distinctly see the whole Battle. Spectators Scamble to the Rooftops to Watch the Battle

In a direct line from Abouker to Rosetta, the distance is about 4 Leags and a half. From the heights of the latter our Fleet is perfectly seen and distinguished. The 14th of this month at half past five O'clock in the Evening we heard the firing of Cannon. This was commencement of the Battle. We immediately got upon the Terraces, and the Top of the highest Houses, & little Eminences, from whence we plainly distinguished ten English Ships of the Line, the others we could not see. The cannonade was very heavy until a quarter after nine O'clock, when favoured by the night, we perceived an immense light which announced to us that some ship was on Fire. At this time the Thunder of the Cannon was heard with redoubled fury, & at ten O'clock the ship on fire blew up with the most dreadful Explosion of the, which was heard at Rosetta in the manner as the Explosion of the Grenille was heard at Paris. When this accident happened, the most profound silence took place for the space of about ten minutes. From the moment of the Explosion until our hearing it might take up about two. The firing commenced again and continued without intermission until 3 O'clock in the morning when it ceased almost entirely until five, when it commenced again with as great vivacity as ever. The First Casualty

Poussielque writes, We have just been Witnesses my dear Friend to a naval Combat, the most bloody an unfortunate that for many Ages has taken place. As we know not all the circumstances, but those which we are already acquainted with, are frightful in the extreme. The French Squadron consisting of thirteen sail of the line, one of which was a three Decker of 120 Guns and the three others of 80 were anchored in the line of Battle in the bay of Abouker, or Canope, the only one that exists on all the coast of Egypt. For these eight days and past several Ships and Frigates belonging to the English have at different times been in sight, reconnoitering the position of the Fleet, so that we have been in momentary expectations of being attacked. French Fleet Anchored in the Bay of Abouker

One of the letters taken was by E. Poussielque which was written on August 3, 1798 while in Rosetta. He was Comptroller General of the Expense of the Eastern Army and Administrator General of the Finance. He was with Napoleon's army, on land, when the French fleet was anchored along the coast 15 miles northeast of Alexandria at the Rosetta mouth of the Nile River. Just two weeks earlier, Napoleon had captured Egypt. Rosetta

Dear Thomas, We have interrupted a Vessel with Dispatches and Letters from Bonaparte and the Army of Grand Cairo - they are all expressive of the great distress and suffering they experience, and now that they are cut off from all communication with their Transports and Stores at Alexandria they will be drove to despair. The French Ship being Overtaken by the British

Admiral James Saumarez the Captain of the British ship ORION writes to his brother Sir Thomas about overtaking a French vessel after the Battle of the Nile on the 12th of August 1798. Admiral James Saumarez

<b>Battle of the Nile Napoleon's Lost Fleet An Eyewitness Account of the Battle of the Nile August 1, 1798</b>

Hello Nick, The Duke of Wellington's Boots.... I was invited aboard the Queens Royal Yacht when it was still around and saw some real nice items such as Nelson's war trophies. The Petty Officers aboard the yacht had a bar connected to their berthing. Hopefully tomorrow I'll post the Battle of the Nile thread. I'm waiting on one item to come in the mail... thanks, barry

Hello Bob, This one is a WWI memorial at St. Ann's Church in Cork City, Ireland. I was in Cork around ten years ago but didn't know about it at that time. thanks, barry

Thanks Tom... This one is my favorite..... barry

Hello Rick, Here is the last piece of the puzzle that I have. I was told that Leptien was in charge of court martials for u-boat crews. thanks, barry

Hello, I enjoy visiting these websites because I doubt I'll be able to visit most of them during my life. Please feel free to post any memorial sites with picture that you know about so I can check them out. thanks, barry Scottish http://www.andart.co.uk/swm/swmindex.html Irish http://www.irishwarmemorials.ie/html/warMe...;warName=WW%20I British http://www.roll-of-honour.com/ Example for this Site: Move mouse on England A-M Click on Bedfordshire Go down the page somewhat and click on one of the many places in blue Some have pics some don't

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Hello, I thought I would post these for those interested. They are kinda strange... thanks, barry

Hello Chris, I'ts not that serious..... barry

One more... Highland Light Infantry

Last one... Hodson's Horse (4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers)

Skinner's Horse (1st Duke of York's Own Cavalry)

Gordon Highlanders