Mustering The Company
Navigation
- The Author
- ►The Battles
- ►The Books
- 01. Master and Commander
- 02. Post Captain
- 03. HMS Surprise
- 04. The Mauritius Command
- 05. Desolation Island
- 06. The Fortune of War
- 08. The Ionian Mission
- 09. Treason’s Harbour
- 10. The Far Side of the World
- 11. The Reverse of the Medal
- 12. The Letter of Marque
- 13. The Thirteen Gun Salute
- 14. The Nutmeg of Consolation
- 15. The Truelove/Clarissa Oakes
- 16. The Wine-Dark Sea
- 17. The Commodore
- 18. The Yellow Admiral
- 21. The Final Unfinished Voyage of Jack Aubrey
- Spoliers
- ►The Characters
- ►The Dear Surprise
- ►The History
- ►The Images
- ►The Media
- ►The Movie
- ►The Resources
- ►The Royal Navy
- ►The Ships
Particular Friends
Subjects Commonly Addressed
uniforms medicine war of 1812 hms victory Spain 1798 fun 1805 nelson villeneuve tactics law getting started extant garments sir john jervis bligh vocab 1797 royal marines french perspective 1801 the epic adventure russell crowe english perspective costuming the nile napoleon trafalgar peter weir for teh lolz france gallery punishment collingwood food mutiny james d'arcy american revolution
the nile Archive
-
Royal Navy Uniforms: Lord Nelson Album
Lord Nelson’s reputation as one of the greatest naval minds of the Napoleonic Era is not a modern invention. He was considered a hero during his lifetime, long before Trafalgar, to the extent that many of his personal effects “attained the status of relics” while he was alive. For this reason, many of those personal [...] -
Full Nelson: Patrick O’Brian’s Take on the Battle of the Nile
O’Brian wrote this short piece, included in the first of the New York Times Magazine’s six millennium issues. It appeared among a page of “The Best” written by a score of other notable writers. O’Brian’s department is “Best Naval Battle.” It is, perhaps, the last thing he published while alive. These last 1,000 years have [...] -
Nelson’s Report of the Battle of the Nile
Vanguard, off the Mouth of the Nile, 3 August 1798 My Lord, Almighty God has blessed his Majesty’s Arms in the late Battle, by a great Victory over the Fleet of the Enemy, who I attacked at sunset on the 1st of August, off the Mouth of the Nile. The Enemy were moored in a [...] -
Napoleon’s Letter to Admiral Brueys’ Widow
Cairo, August 19, 1798 Your husband was killed by a cannonball while fighting on board his ship. He died honourably, and without suffering, as every soldier would wish to die. Your sorrow touches me to the quick. It is a dreadful moment when we are parted from one we love. It shuts us off from [...] -
French Order of Battle at the Nile
August 1, 1798 Ship Guns Men Captain Aquilon 74 700 H. A.Thevenard Artemise 40 250 P. J. Standelet Conquerant 74 700 S Dalbarade Diane 40 300 E. J. N. Solen Rear Admiral Descres Franklin 80 800 M. Gilet Rear Admiral A Blanquet de Chayla Genereux 74 700 CaptainLe Joille Geurrier 74 700 J.F.T Trullet Guillaume [...] -
British Order of Battle at the Nile
August 1, 1798 Ship Guns Men Captain Alexander 74 590 Alexander Ball Audacious 74 590 Davidge Gould Bellerophon 74 590 Henry d’Esterre Darby Culloden 74 590 Thomas Troubridge Defence 74 590 John Payton Goliath 74 590 Thomas Foley Leander 50 343 Thomas Thompson Majestic 74 590 George Westcott Minotaur 74 595 Thomas Louis Mutine 16 [...] -
08.01.1798 The Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile, which took place on August 1, 1798, was one of the early defining events of England’s war with France. It was also one of the early defining events of Jack Aubrey’s life. Over the course of the series, he mentions his participation in the battle many times, and he often [...] -
Complete Aubreyad Timeline: Books vs. Real Events
*SPOILERS* This is a very useful timeline created by the inimitable Don Seltzer placing the events in the series alongside events in the real world. By its very nature, this timeline is all spoilers fore and aft, for the entire series. Proceed with caution!