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2. French invasion of Egypt and Syria - Wikipedia

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   The French were determined to exterminate the Mamluks or to expel them from Egypt. By that time, the Mamluks were driven out of Faiyum to Upper Egypt. General Desaix informed Bonaparte of his situation, and soon received a reinforcement of 1,000 cavalry and three light artillery pieces, commanded by General Davout.

3. Battle of the Pyramids - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. Siege of Jaffa - Wikipedia

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   The monument to Napoleon's soldiers at Stella Maris Monastery. Napoleon did allow hundreds of local citizens to leave the city, hoping that the news they would carry of Jaffa's fall would intimidate the defenders of the other cities in the Eyalet and Syria, causing them to surrender or flee. In fact, it had mixed results.

5. Movie review: Joaquin Phoenix meets his Waterloo in 'Napoleon'

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   No, Napoleon didn't actually take aim and fire cannonballs at the Great Pyramids of Egypt; no, he didn't actually have a sit-down with Wellington after his defeat; no, he didn't witness Marie ...

6. Passion in the Desert - Wikipedia

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   A frail and elderly artist, Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis (Michel Piccoli), has been commissioned by Napoleon to sketch the landscape and monuments of Egypt. French soldier Augustin Robert ( Ben Daniels ) has been assigned to keep Venture from being harassed by the other soldiers, but the unrelenting burden of this task soon takes its toll on ...

7. Ridley Scott Tells Historian Who Called Out ‘Napoleon’ Errors ...

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   Ridley Scott is returning to theaters this month with the release of the historical drama “Napoleon,” starring Joaquin Phoenix as the infamous French emperor and Vanessa Kirby as his wife ...

8. 9 scientific breakthroughs that resulted from Napoleon's ...

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   Over 150 scientists went with Napoleon Bonaparte when he invaded Egypt. They mapped pyramids, dissected mummies, and did more scientific work. 9 scientific breakthroughs that resulted from ...

9. Mediterranean campaign of 1798 - Wikipedia

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   With passage to Egypt seemingly unopposed Bonaparte gave orders for a fleet of thirteen ships of the line, led by the 120-gun Orient under Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers and numerous smaller warships, including the entire Venetian Navy, captured the previous year, to prepare for sea. [16]