The Ottoman Empire's 1798 Acre: Napoleon and the Walls That Changed History

In 1798, a young Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Ottoman Egypt, but his ambition didn't stop there—he marched on the fortress of Acre (Akka) in Palestine. This episode explores the siege of Acre, where a joint Ottoman-British defense, led by the legendary Ahmed Cezzar Pasha and supported by British commodore Sidney Smith, stopped Napoleon's advance. We dive into the strategic failures, the role of French defectors, and the plague that ravaged both armies. The defeat at Acre wasn't just a military setback; it shattered Napoleon's dreams of an Eastern empire and reframed the Ottoman Empire's place in post-Revolutionary Europe. We also touch on the broader impact: how the siege delayed modernization and inflamed nationalist sentiments in the region. Names you'll hear: Ahmed Cezzar Pasha, Sidney Smith, Napoleon, Selim III, Muhammad Ali. Places: Acre, Jaffa, Cairo, Rosetta. Concepts: Nizam-ı Cedid, plague, artillery warfare, Franco-Ottoman relations. #Acre1799 #AhmedCezzarPasha #SidneySmith #Napoleon #OttomanEmpire #SiegeOfAcre #SelimIII #NizamCedid #MuhammadAli #JaffaMassacre #FrancoOttoman #MilitaryHistory #18thCentury #MiddleEast #OttomanReform #SiegeWarfare #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo