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Why Did Revolutionary France Invade Egypt? - Napoleon, the Directory, and the Egyptian Expedition | Sleepy Facts About History
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In the spring of 1798, the French revolutionary government made a decision that seemed to solve several of its most pressing problems at once. Unable to cross the English Channel to strike at Britain, burdened by a politically dangerous general, and captivated by visions of eastern commerce, the Directory assembled a massive expeditionary force and sent it to conquer Ottoman Egypt. This episode examines how a strategic impasse, Napoleon Bonaparte’s ambition, and a culture of imperial…
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