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n. - A bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt.

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  • British admiral Horatio Nelson destroyed the French fleet anchored in the harbor of Abukir.
  • The British fleet destroyed the French ships off Abukir (Aug. 1), isolating the troops from France.
  • The Ottomans, supported by the British, then defeated Napoleon's army at Abukir (July 25, 1799) after it returned from an unsuccessful campaign in Syria.
  • We went out by Gibraltar, flew to Cairo, to Abukir, near Alexandria, where we had a major overhaul.
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