 Nelson and the Nile
Brian Lavery
The Battle of the Nile, fought on the 1 August 1798, was Nelson's first
great victory and dealt a fatal blow to Napoleon Bonaparte's ambitions in
the Middle East. But the battle itself was only the decisive event in a
campaign of many months, upon the outcome of which depended the domination
of the Mediterranean and the whole strategic situation in Europe.
In this book, Published to mark the bicentenary of the campaign, Brian
Lavery places the Battle of the Nile in its full strategic context,
showing the interplay of military and political factors that sent Nelson's
squadron into the Mediterranean in pursuit of the powerful French invasion
fleet. This was also Nelson's first independent fleet command, and the
author shows the development of his command style and the forging of the esprit
de corps which was later to triumph at Trafalgar. |
