1798 ⟶ Bonaparte's Egyptian Campaign Begins: Alexandria Falls

July 1–2: Bonaparte lands in Egypt and captures Alexandria.
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🗺️ Bonaparte Proposes Egyptian Campaign to the Directory

August 16: Bonaparte writes to the Directory, proposing a military intervention in Egypt "to truly destroy England".⟶
Napoleon BonaparteDirectoryEgyptian CampaignMilitary StrategyFrench NavyBritish EmpireColonialismImperialismWar of the Second Coalition

⚔️ 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

🗺️ Directory Approves Bonaparte's Egyptian Campaign

March 5: The Directory approves Bonaparte's plan to invade Egypt.⟶
French RevolutionNapoleon BonaparteEgyptian CampaignThe DirectoryMilitary StrategyImperialismColonialismMediterraneanWarfare

⚔️ Bonaparte's Army Occupies Cairo

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

⚔️ 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

🗺️ Bonaparte Returns to Cairo

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