Armand Blanquet du Chayla (1759-1826) served as second in command of the French squadron during the Battle of the Nile in 1798. During the battle he served gallently, where he was captured by the British though he faced criticism for his tacticaldecisions. This report is from the French Ministère de la Marine that attempts to exonerate du Chayla for his actions at the Battle of the Nile, and was copied in 1855.
