L’Orient Cease-Fire — Ten Minutes 1 August 1798

Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. A first-rate exploding in a night action. Not a treasure chest and not a likeness.

Overview

The pause is already on L’Orient — French 120-gun Flagship and the Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview. After the explosion around 10pm, firing ceased for ten minutes.¹

The Pause

This note covers that ten-minute cease-fire only. A treasure story, a later salvage, and a casualty table stay on RESEARCH_QUEUE.

L’Orient — French 120-gun Flagship already used the 9pm fire and the 10pm explosion. Brueys d’Aigalliers François-Paul — French Admiral already used the death aboard. Do not invent a treasure or a launch year from this page.²

Sources

• @knight2005pursuit
• @white2005nelson
• @adkin2005trafalgar
• L’Orient — French 120-gun Flagship
• Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview

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• L’Orient — French 120-gun Flagship
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Footnotes

1. After the explosion, firing ceased for ten minutes: L’Orient — French 120-gun Flagship and Battle of the Nile 1798 — Overview. ↩

2. Fire and explosion stay on L’Orient — French 120-gun Flagship. Death aboard stays on Brueys d’Aigalliers François-Paul — French Admiral. Do not invent a treasure story, a launch year, or a casualty table. ↩