Napoleon in Egypt

When I saw the French occupation chronicle for the first time, it seemed to be only an explanation of Napoleonic era in Egypt, but this article is more content than the eyes. This article, written by Egyptians rather than Europeans, is not what the Europeans have taught and taught, but provides a different view of the events in Egypt. This article is a different view, but shows strong cultural prejudice and ethnocentricism from the Egyptians to the French people.

Napoleon - On July 2, 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte came to Egypt, opened up a new stage in the history of Egypt and the history of the Middle East, surprised the satisfaction of Egyptians and Ottoman Turks. So far the Egyptians have no knowledge of European cultural and technical outcomes. Murad Bey dispatched a well-equipped untrained unit to meet the Napoleonic army's 40,000 people. After being completely defeated, he quickly left Cairo and ordered to fire the city.

Surprisingly, Napoleon entered Egypt with motive in addition to imperialism. Napoleon led the French army to Egypt and occupied the area until 1801 as part of the 1798 Mediterranean campaign. During his Egypt occupation, Napoleon protected French trade interests and was intended to prevent Britain from entering India. Although Napoleon's goal was not realized, he introduced modern science into Egypt to make Egypt a modern industrial society. The possibility of this "new Egypt" is very interesting to the UK. Especially after the defeat of Napoleon, the UK was eager to occupy Egypt and secure a quick way to India.

When Napoleon came back from Italy, it was suggested that he invaded Britain. Instead he decided to break into Egypt owned by the UK. After becoming despised by the British navy, Napoleon landed in Egypt and was soon occupied. When Napoleon was inland, the British army destroyed the French fleet and brought Napoleon to Egypt. In the beginning of 1799, the Ottoman Empire declared a war with France. In order to prevent the Ottoman Empire from invading Egypt, Napoleon invaded Syria but was rejected by the Turkish army. By the middle of 1799, Napoleon decided to return to France as the second coalition (consisting of the Ottoman and Austrian) beat the European French army.

Egypt maintained semi-autonomy right under Mamluk until the invasion of the French Napoleonic Bonaparte army in 1798 (see France campaign in Egypt and Syria). After the French defeated by the British, Egypt created the Albanian mercenaries who served the Turks of the Ottoman Empire who dominated Egypt for centuries, Mamluk of Egypt, and the Ottoman Empire. After the French were expelled, in 1805, the Albanian army commander Muhammad Ali Pasha of the Ottoman army of Egypt gained power. He has the title of Governor of Egypt, but subordination of the Ottoman portal is only a nominal one. Muhammad Ali slaughtered Mamluk and founded the dynasty which governed Egypt until the 1952 revolution.