Napoleon’s Occupation of Egypt
Keywords:
Colonialism, Empire, Expedition, Egypt, Pyramids, Rosetta stoneAbstract
The research article traces the French occupation of Egypt by
Napoleon Bonaparte in 1798. The initial French aspirations were of
building a French Empire in the Middle East. Napoleon as a young
General embarked on the conquest of East which had a profound impact
on Middle East and Europe. The French expedition was a massive failure
but it paved the way for future European invasion of Middle East. The
French intellectuals that Napoleon took with him to Egypt had the most
lasting impact. The Research mostly used secondary sources.
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