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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.
Napoleon at the Pyramids in 1798, by Antoine-Jean Gros. On the day of the festival, Bonaparte addressed his troops, enumerating their exploits since the 1793 siege of Toulon and telling them: >From the English, famous for arts and commerce, to the hideous and fierce Bedouin, you have caught the gaze of the world. Soldiers, your destiny is fair...
More extensive damage was caused by the mining of some of the ruins for gold. [21] Reconstruction attempts since 1980 caused further damage, leading to alienation of the local communities. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Another source of damage is due to the site being open to visitors with many cases of people climbing the walls, walking over archaeological ...
The Battle of the Pyramids (French: La Bataille des Pyramides) is an 1810 history painting by the French artist Antoine-Jean Gros. [1] [2] It depicts the Battle of the Pyramids on 21 July 1798 during the French Invasion of Egypt. It is one of numerous paintings by Gros featuring Napoleon. [3] The Egyptian pyramids are clearly visible in the ...
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The victory caused elation in France, compounding the interest in Egypt (often referred to as first wave of "Egyptomania" [1]) that Napoleon's campaign in Egypt had already generated. [2] [1] This interest was in turn reflected in the art of turn of the century France, producing a number of works of art centered around Napoleon's military triumphs.
Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” is a movie that French people love to hate. But despite harsh criticism in France, the historical epic smashed the box office and grossed over $9.76 million from 1. ...
Napoleon's campaign had seen the French achieve a series of decisive victories, establishing French domination over much of Northern and Central Italy. Although Napoleon had previous military experience, the campaign marked his first in command of a full army, and his victories led to great personal prestige and widespread popularity in France.