Nelson's Battles in 3D: The Nile

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In 1798, after a series of French victories in Europe, Britain stands alone against France and her allies.

Aiming to strike a major blow against British interests in the Mediterranean, Napoleon Bonaparte leads an expeditionary force to conquer Egypt. But Britain still has the most powerful navy in the world.. and they are in pursuit.

What’s more, the British fleet in the Mediterranean is commanded by Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson, who has a reputation for bold leadership and aggression. When he catches up with the French fleet in Egypt, he will lead a daring attack that goes down in history.

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[EpichistoryTv]

Thank you for watching. We'll be back with the final instalment in this series - The Battle of Trafalgar!

[notactuallyEDGY]

These videos are absolutely INSANE. Top tier quality.

[butternutmunchkin]

A few months after the Battle of the Nile, Captain Ben Hallowell of the HMS Swiftsure presented Rear Admiral Sir Nelson with a macabre souvenir - a coffin made from pieces of the main mast of the L'Orient that were salvaged by the Swiftsure's boat crews. It is in this coffin that Nelson will be laid to rest after he was killed in the Battle of Trafalgar seven years later.

Of L'Orient's complement of 1, 000 men, only 60 were saved by the British. One of the survivors was Lt. Charles Berthelot, who was fished out of the water by the Swiftsure's crew, naked except for his cocked hat, which he recovered at great risk from the burning French flagship moments before the massive explosion; without it, he reasoned, he would not be recognized as an officer and a gentleman.

[ROCCATEER]

"He still refuses to leave his post on deck – and dies there."

Now THERE is a true Captain to behold!

[dassemultor]

"I am killed! Remember me to my wife!"

I can just picture Nelson screaming this out as guns fire all around him. Paints such a dramatic and oddly hilarious scene, can't help but laugh.

[raptor_zero]

And that's why giving subordinates a degree of autonomy to follow their inventive often makes the difference in these battles! Also, much respect for the French admiral who, despite being severely injured, refused to abandon his men remaining on the bridge to give orders until the end

[Broomtwo]

Drachinifel is one of my favorite YouTube channels. Really glad to see you collaborated with him on this, and the quality really shows

[harrysmith]

Fun fact: HMS Bellerophon was known affectionately as 'Billy Ruffian' as the ordinary seamen had difficulty with the classical Greek name. She had a distinguished career in which she always wound up in the hottest action, particularly at the Nile and at Trafalgar, was the ship on which Napoleon surrendered to the British in 1815, and would be a favorite of folk songs, satire and novella in the early 19th century

[t.ditsakulofthisaccount]

The British do sure know how to name their ship.

[Fenniks-]

I'm really impressed by the leadership Admiral Brueys displayed he led with courage despite the situation

[kbzoncapo]

Great video! Already Nelson proving why it is so important to allow your subordinates to act on their own initiative. The battle would have been won by the British surely, but it really was a genius move by the ships in the front that gave them an enormous advantage in the battle. Genius movement, showing the quality of Nelson's leadership and the quality of the Royal Navy's officers and captains

[rikuvakevainen]

Nelson was a long time like a shadow of Napoleon. Whenever Napoleon found success Nelson was there to remind that his superiority was not spotless.

[emmiannon]

Youre description of the explosion was so well done. I listened to it without visuals while working and you really got across the panic the surrounding ships had.
One dares to think what was going through the heads of any crewmen left on that ship when the fire was out of control

[RikusentaiOfficial]

These Drachinifel collabs are amazing!

[leifsegeln]

i apreciated the addition of the wind as a factor in the video. The wind is a paramount information about the battlefield in naval warfare. It was lacking in the Cape St-Vincent video. I'm glad it was included in this one.
Great video as always. Watching these ships in 3D brings them to life.

[asparceproton]

We don't deserve such a high level colab. Drac's research with Epic History's animation, voiceover, and music is something special.

[ordotectonicus]

11:05 Brilliant from Captain Thomas Foley. Nelson's directive for captains to act on their initiative really helped him. Just like when Nelson did at Cape St. Vincent, Foley spotted an opportunity and took it. Bravo. Having such a wealth of bold and intelligent officers really aided in making the Royal Navy the dominant naval power.

[lachbullen]

I really love the detailed animation that you do in your videos keep up the good work...

[IraklisGk]

I would like to express my desire to watch a full "french revolutionary wars" series from you. And also the political theater of the Revolution. This should be a very interesting topic that no other channel has covered.

[stuart]

“England knows Lady Hamilton is a virgin. Poke my eye out and cut off my arm if I'm wrong”…..couldn’t resist 😂