 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mugore VI kubva 22 September 1797 kusvika 21 September 1798, Dumanoir akabatsira kugadzirira kubuda kwezvikepe zvehondo yeEgypt. Musi waMay 19, 1798, ngarava dzehondo dzakabva kuToulon dzichitungamirirwa naVice-Admiral Brueys dAigalliers. Rear Admiral Gantheaume akanga ari mukuru mukuru wechikwata chacho. Mamwe maRear Admirals matatu akatungamira zvikamu zvechikepe: Blanquet du Chayla akatungamira vanguard; Villeneuve, rearguard; Decrès, light squadron. Dumanoir akakwira ngarava inonzi Dubois uye akanga achitarisira kutungamirirwa kwechikwata chaiva nechokuita nehondo. 