François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers

François -Paul Brueys d' Aigalliers, comte de Brueys ( born February 12, 1753 Uzès; † August 1st, 1798 at Aboukir ) was a French admiral. He was the commander of the French fleet, which should translate Napoleon's Egyptian expedition from France and Italy to Egypt.

A British fleet under the command of Horatio Nelson pursued Brueys fleet about 73 days by the Mediterranean and finally put this near the Cape Aboukir near Alexandria. In the Battle of the Nile, one of the most important naval battles, defeated the French fleet in the UK. Brueys who insisted to stay until the very end on the deck of his flagship, L' Orient, died there from gunshot wounds. A little later the L'Orient exploded after the ammunition depot had caught fire.

Honors

His name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in the 23 column ( Brueys ).