 Complete the following phrase:  The Battle of Alexandria, or Battle of Canope, was fought on 21 March 1801 between the army of Napoleons French First Republic under General Jacques-François Menou and the British expeditionary corps under Sir Ralph Abercromby. The battle took place near the ruins of Nicopolis, on the narrow spit of land between the sea and Lake Abukir, along which the British troops had advanced towards Alexandria after the actions of 