François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers

François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers
François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers
	Portrait of d'Aigalliers
Born	12 February 1753; Uzès, Languedoc
Died	1 August 1798 (aged 45); Abu Qir Bay, Ottoman Egypt
Allegiance	Kingdom of France ; French First Republic
Branch	French Navy
Service years	1766–1798
Rank	Vice admiral
Unit	Protecteur ; Atalante ; Terrible ; Zélé ; Vestale
Commands	Chien de Chasse ; Coureur ; Barbeau ; Poulette ; Lys ; Guillaume Tell ; Orient
Conflicts	American Revolutionary War Battle of Martinique (1780); Battle of Fort Royal; Battle of the Chesapeake; Battle of Saint Kitts; ; French Revolutionary Wars War of the First Coalition French expedition to Sardinia; ; War of the Second Coalition Mediterranean campaign of 1798; French invasion of Egypt and Syria Battle of the Nile †; ; ; ;

Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, Comte de Brueys (12 February 1753 – 1 August 1798) was a French Navy officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary Wars. He commanded the French fleet in the Mediterranean campaign of 1798 until his death at the Battle of the Nile.