#7 – The Egyptian Campaign
from The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast
Is it just me or are these shows gradually getting longer? When we last left Napoleon, he had concluded the Italian Campaign with the treaty of Campo Formio and was a national hero. In this episode we talk about the Egyptian Campaign of 1798-99: Too soon for his political move in France The invasion of England postponed In the footsteps of Alexander, off to Egypt! Taking and re-making Malta Reading the Qu’ran The Rosetta Stone The Battle of the Pyramids The Battle of the Nile Talleyrand’s Betrayal (the first of many) Into Syria (Israel) The Battles of Acre, Jaffa, Aboukir The execution of prisoners The sudden return to France! In our next episode, we will watch with bated breath as Napoleon executes the coup of 18 Brumaire and becomes 1st Consul of France! The post #7 – The Egyptian Campaign appeared first on Napoleon.
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