1799 ⟶ Bonaparte Returns to Cairo

June 14: Bonaparte returns to Cairo.
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1799

⚔️ Bonaparte Sieges Mantua

June 4: Bonaparte begins the siege of Mantua, the last Italian city held by Austria.⟶
Bonaparte Sieges Mantua (1796)
French RevolutionWar of the First CoalitionNapoleonic WarsItalian CampaignSiegeMilitaryBonaparteAustriaMantuaMilitary Strategy

⚔️ Bonaparte's Egyptian Campaign Begins: Alexandria Falls

July 1–2: Bonaparte lands in Egypt and captures Alexandria.⟶
Bonaparte's Egyptian Campaign Begins: Alexandria Falls (1798)
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsEgyptian CampaignMilitary ConquestNaval PowerColonialismMediterraneanNorth AfricaBonaparte

⚔️ Bonaparte's Army Occupies Cairo

July 24: Bonaparte and his army enter Cairo.⟶
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsEgyptCairoMilitary CampaignBonaparteInvasionOccupationMiddle East

⚔️ Cairo Uprising Against French Occupation Crushed

October 21: Population of Cairo rebels against French occupation. Rebellion suppressed by Bonaparte on October 22.⟶
Cairo Uprising Against French Occupation Crushed (1798)
French RevolutionEgyptCairoBonaparteOccupationRebellionMilitary ActionSuppressionNapoleonic WarsNorth Africa

🗺️ Bonaparte Returns to Cairo

June 14: Bonaparte returns to Cairo.⟶
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsEgyptian CampaignBonaparteMilitary StrategyMiddle EastNorth AfricaMilitary PresenceFrench ArmyCairo

⚔️ Bonaparte's Syrian Campaign Begins

February 20: Bonaparte marches his army from Cairo toward Syria.⟶
Bonaparte's Syrian Campaign Begins (1799)
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsMilitary CampaignSyriaEgyptBonaparteMiddle EastOttoman EmpireInvasion