The Battle of Aboukir, Egypt mb-artistname George Charles Aid the gum-elimy tree (Catesby's identifications

the gum-elimy tree (Catesby's identifications

Right Hon Lord Chelmsford

The Old Navy Pay Office

The discovery of the Ross Cairn relics by Lieutenant Hobson of the yacht 'Fox'

The Battle of Aboukir, Egypt mb-artistname George Charles Aid the gum-elimy tree (Catesby's identificationsThe Battle of Aboukir, Egypt, 1801. The result of sea power. A force of 5000 British troops landed on the beach at Abu Qir on 8th March 1801. They succeeded in dislodging an entrenched French army of 2000 men, but suffered heavy casualties in the process, with their commander, General Sir Ralph Abercromby amongst the dead. A print from Fifteen Decisive Battles of British History, printed and published by Charles Letts and Co, London.