History of Great Britain Volume 1; from the Revolution, 1688, to the conclusion of the treaty of Amiens, 1802. In twelve volumes - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1804 Excerpt: ...undisturbed except by some unimportant operations directed against the Arabs and Mamelouks under the command of Mourad Bey. But on the 26th of Messidor (July 15), he was informed by a letter from Alexandria that a Turkish fleet, consisting of a hundred sail, which had been long collecting in the ports of the isle of Rhodes, had cast anchor in the bay of Aboukir Book on the 23d. He immediately took his departure JIil,for Rhamanie, where he arrived 1st Thermidor (July 19th); the army quickly joining him in different divisions. He there learned that the Turks had landed in great force, and on the 27th Messidor (July 15) had captured the castle of Aboukir, though well fortified and in a condition to make a vigorous resistance; after which, they made every disposition to establish themselves in the peninsula of Aboukir; whence general BonaVictory parte determined to dislodge them. On the 7th Turks at Thermidor the army marched to the attack, and Aboukir. action soon became general. After a conflict clearly demonstrating how susceptible the an-, cient Ottoman valor was of revival under a new Solyman or Amurath, the Turks, unskilled in the military art, were put completely to the rout: Mustapha Pacha, the commander, was taken; several thousands of his followers left dead on the field; all the baggage and artillery fell into the hands of the French; and the remainder of the Turkish forces were either wholly dispersed or driven into the sea: so that a great army seemed at once annihilated. In a short time the castle of Aboukir, notwithstanding the assistance it derived from the English squadron off the bay, was compelled to surrender at discretion. After acquiring these new laurels, rendered more wonderful to the world from the previous reports circulated by authori...

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