Aboukir

[ ah-boo-keer, ab-oo- ]

/ ˌɑ buˈkɪər, ˌæb u- /

Abukir.

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Abukir

[ ah-boo-keer, ab-oo- ]

/ ˌɑ buˈkɪər, ˌæb u- /

a bay in N Egypt, between Alexandria and the Rosetta mouth of the Nile: French fleet defeated here by British fleet 1798.

Abu Qir.

Abu Qir

[ ah-boo keer ]

/ ˌɑ bu ˈkɪər /

a village of N Egypt, in the Nile River delta: Battle of the Nile near here (1798).

He found the French fleet, numbering thirteen ships of the line and four frigates, at anchor in Aboukir Bay.

History of Modern Europe 1972-1878 |C. A. Fyffe
So far as I can discover, he has been in every naval fight since Aboukir Bay.

The Blower of Bubbles |Arthur Beverley Baxter
The terrible energies of Nelson, so resplendent at Aboukir, were still more resplendent at Copenhagen.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVI, July 1852, Vol. V |Various
It was at Aboukir that Murat consolidated his reputation as a great commander.

Napoleon's Marshals |R. P. Dunn-Pattison

He felt he was closely watched, and he was haunted by the memory of the disastrous night battle in Aboukir Bay.

Famous Sea Fights |John Richard Hale