1798 ⟶ Bonaparte's Egyptian Expedition Departs from Toulon

May 19: Bonaparte and his Armée d'Orient set sail from Toulo...
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1799

🚢 Bonaparte's Egyptian Expedition Departs from Toulon

May 19: Bonaparte and his Armée d'Orient set sail from Toulon for Egypt.⟶
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignNapoleon BonaparteEgyptMediterraneanArmée d'OrientImperialismNaval WarfareToulon

🗺️ Bonaparte Proposes Egyptian Invasion Over English Invasion

February 23: Bonaparte recommends to the Directory the abandonment of the invasion of England, and an invasion of Egypt instead.⟶
Napoleon BonaparteDirectoryMilitary StrategyEgyptInvasion PlansFrench Revolutionary WarsMediterraneanColonialism

🗺️ 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 Capture of Malta

June 9–11: Bonaparte invades and captures Malta.⟶
Bonaparte's Capture of Malta (1798)
Military CampaignMediterraneanNapoleon BonaparteSiegeFrench NavyStrategic ImportanceIsland Conquest18th Century

⚔️ Bonaparte's Victory over the Mameluks at the Battle of the Pyramids

July 21: Bonaparte defeats the Mameluks at the Battle of the Pyramids.⟶
Bonaparte's Victory over the Mameluks at the Battle of the Pyramids (1798)
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignNapoleon BonaparteBattleEgyptMameluksColonialismMilitary StrategyEarly Republic

⚔️ Bonaparte Victorious at Battle of Abukir

July 25: Bonaparte defeats Seid Mustafa Pasha's Ottoman army at the Battle of Abukir.⟶
Bonaparte Victorious at Battle of Abukir (1799)
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignNapoleon BonaparteBattleEgyptOttoman EmpireNaval BattleSiegeWarfare