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The French campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798–1801) was a Napoleonic campaign in the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria, executed by Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon proclaimed to "defend French trade interests" and to establish "scientific enterprise" in the region.
The Battle of the Pyramids, also known as the Battle of Embabeh, was a major engagement fought on 21 July 1798, during the French Invasion of Egypt. The battle took place near the village of Embabeh, across the Nile River from Cairo , but was named by Napoleon after the Great Pyramid of Giza visible nearly nine miles away.
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July 21, 1798. Location: Cairo. Egypt. Participants: Egypt. France. Context: Napoleonic Wars. Key People: Napoleon I. Battle of the Pyramids, (July 21, 1798), military engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte and his French troops captured Cairo.
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Apr 27, 2023 · The French Expedition to Egypt and Syria (1798-1801), led by Napoleon Bonaparte, aimed to establish a French colony in Egypt and to threaten British possessions in India. Despite initial French victories, the campaign ultimately ended in failure, and Egypt remained under Ottoman control.
- Why did Napoleon abandon his army in Egypt and return to France?Napoleon claimed to have abandoned his army in Egypt because his talents were needed in Europe, where France was fighting the War of the Second Coa...
- What did Napoleon do in Syria?Napoleon invaded Syria in February 1799. He captured Jaffa and laid siege to Acre, where he encountered fierce resistance from the Anglo-Ottoman de...
- Why did Napoleon lead a campaign into Egypt?Napoleon led a campaign into Egypt to establish a French colony there, which would allow France to threaten British trade in the Mediterranean and...
- What happened in Napoleon's Egypt campaign?Napoleon's Egypt campaign was initially successful, as he won the Battle of the Pyramids and captured Cairo. But French defeats at the Battle of th...
- How did Napoleon's Egyptian campaign contribute to Egyptology?On his Egyptian campaign, Napoleon brought along 167 savants, which included scientists and other scholars from France, to conduct research in Egyp...
Dec 20, 2017 · The Battle of the Pyramids, Louis-François, Baron Lejeune, 1808. Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt was one of the strangest failures in military history. A young general and statesman at the height of his abilities he made a miscalculation that cost his armies dearly. Yet he turned this defeat into a political triumph.
May 5, 2021 · More than 300 French naval ships left the Mediterranean port Toulon for Egypt on May 19, 1798. Nearly 54,000 people, including more than 36,000 soldiers, set sail under General Napoléon Bonaparte ...
Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of Egypt in the summer of 1798 served as a dress rehearsal for his subsequent conquest of Europe. This article appears in: September 2016. By Don Hollway.
