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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Observed surface forms (16)

Surface form	Occurrences
French campaign in Egypt and Syria	9
Egyptian campaign	3
Egyptian campaign of Napoleon	2
Egyptian campaign of 1798–1801	1
Egyptian campaign of Napoleon Bonaparte	1
French campaign in Egypt	1
French invasion of Egypt	1
French invasion of Egypt (1798)	1
French landing at Alexandria	1
French retreat to Egypt	1
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign	1
Napoleonic campaign in Egypt	1
Napoleonic campaign in Egypt and Syria	1
Napoleonic expedition to Egypt	1
Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East	1
Napoleon’s Egyptian 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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HMS Vanguard → associatedCampaign → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian campaign

François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers → associatedWith → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French campaign in Egypt

L’Orient → associatedWith → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Napoleonic campaign in Egypt

Battle of Abukir (1799) → campaign → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian campaign

Battle of Abukir (1799) → conflict → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French campaign in Egypt and Syria

François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers → conflict → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Napoleonic campaign in Egypt and Syria

Murad Bey → conflict → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French campaign in Egypt and Syria

Siege of Acre → conflictIn → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French campaign in Egypt and Syria

French campaign in Syria → followedBy → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French retreat to Egypt

Directory → notableMilitaryCampaign → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian campaign of Napoleon Bonaparte

Juan Cole → notableWork → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East

Louis Desaix → notableWork → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian campaign of 1798–1801

Battle of Abukir (1799) → partOf → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French campaign in Egypt and Syria

Battle of the Pyramids → partOf → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French campaign in Egypt and Syria

Commission des Sciences et des Arts → partOf → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French campaign in Egypt and Syria

French campaign in Syria → partOf → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French campaign in Egypt and Syria

Battle of the Nile → partOfCampaign → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign

Jean-Baptiste → participantIn → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier

Gaspard Monge → participatedIn → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian campaign of Napoleon

Jacques-François Menou → participatedIn → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French campaign in Egypt and Syria

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier → participatedIn → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

Fourier → participatedIn → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier

this entity surface form: Napoleonic expedition to Egypt

Joseph → participatedIn → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Joseph Fourier

Louis Desaix → participatedIn → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian campaign

Thomas-Alexandre Dumas → participatedIn → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian campaign of Napoleon

Battle of the Pyramids → precededBy → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French landing at Alexandria

French campaign in Syria → predecessor → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasion of Egypt (1798)

French Revolutionary Wars → significantEvent → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French invasion of Egypt

War of the Second Coalition → significantEvent → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: French campaign in Egypt and Syria

French flagship L’Orient → usedIn → Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign