1798 ⟶ Talleyrand Proposes Egyptian Invasion to the Directory

February 14: Talleyrand presents to the Directory a project ...
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🗺️ Talleyrand Suggests Egyptian Expedition

July 3: Talleyrand proposes a French expedition against Egypt.⟶
Talleyrand Suggests Egyptian Expedition (1797)
EgyptTalleyrandNapoleonFrench EmpireColonialismMilitary StrategyExpansionismMediterraneanFrench Directory

🗺️ 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

🗺️ Talleyrand Proposes Egyptian Invasion to the Directory

February 14: Talleyrand presents to the Directory a project for a French conquest of Egypt.⟶
Talleyrand Proposes Egyptian Invasion to the Directory (1798)
French RevolutionDirectoryTalleyrandEgyptMilitary StrategyExpansionismColonialismNapoleonic Wars (foreshadowed)

🗺️ Bonaparte Proposes English Invasion Plan to the Directory

January 12: Bonaparte presents a plan for an invasion of England to the Directory.⟶
Napoleon BonaparteDirectoryFrench Revolutionary WarsInvasion of EnglandMilitary StrategyWar PlanningContinental EuropeGreat Britain18th Century

🗺️ 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