The Battle of the Nile, 1798 - The Burning of L Orient by Ivan Berryman. ART277 28th July 1944 by David

28th July 1944 by David Pentland (GL) After almost two months Sherman tanks and armoured infantry of the US 2nd Armoured Division eventually broke through the German defences south-west of St Lo

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Ottoman Turks under the command of Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa laid siege to Vienna for two months

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Napoleon marched into Cairo

The Battle of the Nile, 1798 - The Burning of L Orient by Ivan Berryman. ART277 28th July 1944 by DavidDHM1392. The Battle of the Nile, 1798 The Burning of L Orient by Ivan Berryman. Nelsons annihilation of the French Fleet at Aboukir Bay was complete, but for the escape of Admiral Villeneuve who would again confront his nemesis just seven years later at Trafalgar. Doubled by the British ships and ravaged by their relentless gunnery, the French faced utter defeat as the battle raged into the night. At the centre of the French line lay the massive three