The action provided Supply the British with the first conclusive evidence of the French intention to invade Attack Egypt , but despite an extensive search Scouring for Nelson 's fleet Foote was unable to relay Communication the location of the French to his admiral before the Battle Hostile_encounter of the Nile on 1 August .

Conflicts Hostile_encounter have been fueled Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale by other major wars Hostile_encounter taking place Process_start in the same regions , in particular the Second Sudanese Civil War , the War in Darfur and the Sudanese conflict Hostile_encounter in South Kordofan and Blue Nile .

In recent years , particularly violent clashes broke out Process_start in 1993 between Jikany Nuer and Lou Nuer in Upper Nile , in 2009-2012 between Lou Nuer and Murle in Jonglei and in 2013-2014 between Maalia , Rizeigat , Messiria , Salamat and Bani Hussein in Darfur and West Kordofan .

The action was a rare victory for the French in the Mediterranean Sea , which had been largely under British control Control since the French Mediterranean Fleet had been destroyed Destroying in 1798 at the Battle Hostile_encounter of the Nile .

The December 2013 Mansoura bombing Attack occurred Presence on the morning of Tuesday , 24 December 2013 in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura in Egypt .

Both ships had been engaged Hostile_encounter at the Battle Hostile_encounter of the Nile three weeks earlier , in which a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson had destroyed Destroying a French fleet at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt .

The engagement Hostile_encounter formed Coming_to_be part of a series of actions fought Hostile_encounter to prevent Preventing_or_letting the French from resupplying Supply their garrison in Egypt , which had been trapped Placing there without significant reinforcement since the defeat Conquering of the French Mediterranean Fleet at the Battle Hostile_encounter of the Nile two and a half years earlier .