Archeologists Find Remains of Napoleon’s Fleet in Alexandria
Professional archeologists said Wednesday that they had discovered the sunken remains of Napoleon Bonaparte’s fleet, destroyed Aug. 1, 1798, by Britain’s Admiral Nelson. Archeologist Franck Goddio of Underwater Archeology and Discovery Ltd. said the remains were found in the Eastern Harbor of Alexandria in Egypt. Goddio had previously found the submerged royal city of Cleopatra and the Ptolemies in the same harbor.
Goddio’s team recovered scores of gold, silver and copper coins from Napoleon’s flagship, L’Orient, as well as navigational instruments, swords, guns and personal items belonging to soldiers. Many of the coins bear images of kings Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI, while others are from the French Revolution.
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Compiled by Times medical writer Thomas H. Maugh II.
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