François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers
Vice-Admiral
François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, Count de Brueys, (
February 12,
1753 -
August 1,
1798) was the French commander in the
Battle of the Nile.
He was born in a house in Rue Boucairie, Uzes, Gard, France in a house which now bears a plaque with his name.
He died on his ship L'Orient in Abukir during the Battle of the Nile.