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THE FRENCH ARMY OF THE ORIENT 1798-1801
NAPOLEON'S BELOVED 'EGYPTIANS' |
| By: |
Yves Martin |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£29.95 |
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£21.86 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1911512714 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781911512714 |
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| Publisher: |
HELION & COMPANY |
| Pub. date: |
28 September, 2017 |
| Series: |
From Reason to Revolution |
| Pages: |
200 |
| Description: |
The uniforms, organisation and equipment of Napoleon's French army in Egypt. |
| Synopsis: |
More than 200 years ago - under the inspiration and leadership of Bonaparte - a revolutionary French Army invaded Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire; this presence lasted beyond Bonaparte's own departure and subsequent rise to power as First Consul. It ended with another invasion - this time by the British - and the repatriation in France of what was left of the 'Army of the Orient'. The birth of Egyptology; the rise of modern Egypt; the demise of the Ottoman Empire; and start of 'the great game' have all been often told and studied, but what is less well known is that as the French found themselves stranded in a foreign land - profoundly alien to them in culture and climate - they had to adapt to survive. Egypt was a proving ground for many officers and ordinary soldiers who were to rise to prominence during the Napoleonic period. Some of Napoleon's future inner circle - like Davout, Savary and Lasalle - were first spotted by the young Bonaparte in Egypt, and although initially unplanned as such, it turned out to be the first attempt by the French to build a colony on the African continent.It especially led the French Army to adopt totally new clothing and equipment; to organise native units; and even to draft men from faraway Darfur into its own ranks. Drawing from a wealth of original primary material - much of it never published or even seen before - this study focuses on the French Army of the Orient and its organisation, uniforms, equipment and daily life. It aims at providing a renewed and updated image of the French soldier, as told by the surviving archives, memoirs and rare contemporary iconography. |
| Illustrations: |
approx. 200 ills, many in colour, maps |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Helion & Company |
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