Commander-in-chief of the Armée d’Orient
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The Commander-in-chief of the Armée d’Orient was the top military leader of the French expeditionary force deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean, notably during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commander-in-chief of the Armée d’Orient canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
command position
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military office ⓘ military rank ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Armée d’Orient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | French Directory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCampaign |
Egyptian campaign (1798–1801)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian campaign (1799) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Battle of the Pyramids
NERFINISHED
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French invasion of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ French occupation of Cairo ⓘ French retreat from Egypt ⓘ |
| commandLevel | army-level command ⓘ |
| country | French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1801 ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
French expeditionary forces in Egypt
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French expeditionary forces in the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
overall commander of French expeditionary forces in the Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
top military leader of the Armée d’Orient ⓘ |
| historicalContext | French Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central role in projecting French power into the Eastern Mediterranean
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linked to the spread of French influence and scientific missions in Egypt ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Jacques-François Menou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Kléber NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablyAssociatedWith |
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
ⓘ
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Commandant en chef de l’Armée d’Orient ⓘ |
| partOf | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedForce | Armée d’Orient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
French Directory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination with French naval forces in the Eastern Mediterranean
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operational control of land forces in the Egyptian expedition ⓘ strategic command of the Armée d’Orient ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority |
coordination of logistics
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deployment of troops ⓘ negotiation of military capitulations ⓘ strategic planning ⓘ |
| startTime | 1798 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Eastern Mediterranean
NERFINISHED
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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