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

the gum-elimy tree (Catesby's identifications

off Fleet Street

View of the Wall of London on Tower Hill

was held to celebrate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession and the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

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.