French Expedition to Egypt Part 1: Grand Oriental Ambitions

<p>In this first episode of our series on the French expedition to Egypt, we examine the geopolitical and personal circumstances that led to Napoleon Bonaparte’s decision to invade Egypt. We then follow Napoleon and his Army of the Orient on the first leg of their journey.</p> <p>Follow me on Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/kaiserwillemii'>https://twitter.com/kaiserwillemii</a></p> <p>Like the show on Facebook: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/Historia-Dramatica-Podcast-105310634678354'>https://www.facebook.com/Historia-Dramatica-Podcast-105310634678354</a></p> <p>Email the show: <a href='mailto:historiadramaticapod@gmail.com'>historiadramaticapod@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Works Cited:</p> <p>De, Bourrienne Louis Antoine Fauvelet. The Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte. Vol. 1, Forgotten Books, 2008.</p> <p>Herold, J. Christopher. Bonaparte in Egypt. Fireship Press, 2009.</p> <p>Jabarti Abd al-Rahman. Al-Jabartiʼs Chronicle of the French Occupation, 1798: Napoleon in Egypt. Markus Wiener Publishers, 1995.</p> <p>Strathern, Paul. Napoleon in Egypt. Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks, 2009. </p>