France’s Military Expedition in Egypt Led by Napoleon | SLICE HISTORY | FULL DOCUMENTARY
In 1798, a vast armada left the French port of Toulon on a mysterious military expedition. Some 40,000 soldiers and 10,000 sailors were accompanied by 167 scholars, most of them young, who had been called upon by the brilliant general Napoleon Bonaparte, then aged 29. One week before they sailed, their destination was finally revealed to them: Egypt, land of the pharaohs, which had captivated the imagination of the Europe of the Enlightenment, particularly its scholars.
The Directoire had ordered Napoleon Bonaparte to threaten English assets in the Indies by planning a lasting occupation of Egypt. But the country had many surprises in store for all on the mission.
Documentary: Bonaparte: The Egyptian Campaign - EP1: The Conquest
Directed by: Fabrice Hourlier
Production: DOCSIDE, ZED, ARTE France
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