Perspectives in History

The Egyptian Campaign Part 2: The Pyramids and the Nile


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After landing in Egypt, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army win a series of victories against the Mamluk rulers of the country. However, a British fleet under Horatio Nelson deals the French a devastating blow that forces them to reconsider their strategy.

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Bibliography

De, Bourrienne Louis Antoine Fauvelet. The Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte. Vol. 1, Forgotten Books, 2008.

Herold, J. Christopher. Bonaparte in Egypt. Fireship Press, 2009.

Jabarti Abd al-Rahman. Al-Jabartiʼs Chronicle of the French Occupation, 1798: Napoleon in Egypt. Markus Wiener Publishers, 1995.

Strathern, Paul. Napoleon in Egypt. Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks, 2009.

Cover Image: Battle of the Pyramids by Louis-Joseph Watteau, c. 1798-1799.

Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák.

Closing Theme: "Partant Pour la Syrie Medley" comp. Hortense de Beauharnais.

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