Pixton threw another fierce punch, but it felt as though he struck nothing but air.
The French didn't occupy Egypt at all, but withdrew after giving the Mamluks a lesson…
In that case, what was his fleet supposed to do in Egypt, go congratulate the Ottoman Sultan?
At his side, Nelson, the vanguard squadron commander, suggested, "General, we could go to Alexandria, or even the Levant coast, to bolster the presence of the Empire's Navy."
After all, it had been a long time since the British had entered the Mediterranean Sea. Now both Europe and the Ottomans' trade depended entirely on the French, so this voyage was a good opportunity to reverse the situation.
Nelson licked his lips, visibly excited: "If by chance we run into the French Fleet, the strategic situation in the Mediterranean will change completely!"
Since being driven out of the Mediterranean last time, British shipyards had launched a great number of battleships at nearly double the rate of their French counterparts.
