François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French admiral
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Place of Birth: Uzès, Occitania, France
About François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers
- Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, Comte de Brueys (February 12, 1753 – August 1, 1798) was the French commander in the Battle of the Nile, in which the French Revolutionary Navy was defeated by Royal Navy forces under Admiral Horatio Nelson.
- The British victory helped to ensure their naval supremacy throughout the Napoleonic Wars.
- He was also a Freemason in the La Bonne Foi lodge at Montauban.
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