2023-08-01 01:05:00
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TO LISTEN. The captain of the “Tonnant” is still fighting after having already lost an arm and two legs in the confrontation with Admiral Nelson’s fleet.
By Frédéric Lewino and Gwendoline Dos Santos
Published on 08/01/2019 at 01:05 – Modified on 08/01/2023 at 01:05
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On the night of July 1 to 2, 1798, the French fleet landed several thousand soldiers on Egyptian soil led by the young General Bonaparte. Its mission is to occupy the country to cut off the road to India from the British. The Egyptian campaign begins with the occupation of Alexandria. Meanwhile, the French fleet must find a place to take shelter from the prowling British Admiral Horatio Nelson.
For the moment, the landing ships are still in the harbor of Aboukir, which could prove to be a fatal trap if the British surprised them there. Admiral Brueys convenes a council of war aboard his ship. Dupetit-Thouars seizes the floor to say: “We are lost if we wait for Nelson in the wrong position…
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