Napoleon's Egyptian campaign

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French military expedition military campaign scientific expedition

Napoleon's Egyptian campaign was a late-18th-century French military and scientific expedition to Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte, aimed at undermining British influence while advancing European knowledge of Egyptian history, culture, and geography.

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All labels observed (27)

Label	Occurrences
French campaign in Egypt and Syria	22
Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign	7
Egyptian campaign	6
Egyptian campaign of Napoleon	5
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign canonical	3
French invasion of Egypt	2
French occupation of Egypt	2
Napoleonic expedition to Egypt	2
Egyptian campaign (1798–1801)	1
Egyptian campaign of 1798–1801	1
Egyptian campaign of Napoleon Bonaparte	1
French Army in Egypt	1
French Campaign in Egypt and Syria	1
French campaign in Egypt	1
French invasion of Egypt (1798)	1
French landing at Alexandria	1
French retreat to Egypt	1
French withdrawal from Egypt	1
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign	1
Napoleon's Egyptian expedition	1
Napoleonic campaign in Egypt	1
Napoleonic campaign in Egypt and Syria	1
Napoleonic campaign in Egypt section	1
Napoleonic era in Egypt	1
Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East	1
Napoleon’s Egyptian expedition	1
Napoleon’s Middle Eastern campaign	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French military expedition ⓘ military campaign ⓘ scientific expedition ⓘ
belligerent	French Republic ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom
causeOf	development of modern Egyptology ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
endDate	1801-08-31 ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Abukir (1799) ⓘ Battle of Abukir (1799) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Abukir (1801) Battle of the Nile ⓘ Battle of the Pyramids ⓘ French campaign in Syria ⓘ French invasion of Egypt ⓘ Siege of Acre ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
included	Commission des Sciences et des Arts ⓘ French scholars ⓘ artists ⓘ engineers ⓘ
involved	French Army ⓘ surface form: Armée d’Orient Royal Navy ⓘ surface form: British Royal Navy French Navy ⓘ Mamluk rulers of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Mamluk forces Janissaries ⓘ surface form: Ottoman land forces
leader	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
location	Egypt ⓘ Syria ⓘ
notableCommander	Horatio Nelson ⓘ Murad Bey ⓘ surface form: Ibrahim Bey Jacques-François Menou ⓘ Lazare Carnot ⓘ surface form: Jean-Baptiste Kléber Murad Bey ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ Sidney Smith ⓘ
objective	advance European knowledge of Egypt ⓘ expand French influence in the Middle East ⓘ threaten British access to India ⓘ undermine British influence in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
opposedBy	Great Britain ⓘ Mamluk rulers of Egypt ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
partOf	French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
resultedIn	discovery of the Rosetta Stone ⓘ publication of Description de l’Égypte ⓘ rise of Muhammad Ali in Egypt ⓘ strengthening of British influence in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ temporary French occupation of Egypt ⓘ withdrawal of French forces from Egypt ⓘ
startDate	1798-05-19 ⓘ

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