In May 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte led a secret expedition to undermine England's colonial interests in Egypt. rather than directly invade England. Upon reaching Egypt, Bonaparte declared their mission to conquer the country to weaken British control in the Mediterranean and potentially disrupt trade routes to India. Despite setbacks, the French made archaeological discoveries, engaged in significant battles, and planned ambitious projects like the Suez Canal, which aimed to revolutionize trade routes by connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
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too long may
1798 40,000 soldiers 10,000 Sailors and
more than 200 scientists join a ship
with no idea of their
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destination since the revolution England
and France have been sworn
enemies
the French government has instructed
Napoleon bonapart to invade England
given how unlikely this project is to
succeed bonapart prefers to attack
England's Colonial interests the source
of the country's
fortunes but the success of his plan
entirely depends on the secrecy
surrounding this huge military
expedition in which young students from
some of France's top universities are
participating
well V here we are hey have you ever
seen so many people have you ever seen
so many Soldiers and Sailors I don't
know where we're going jorda but I'm
delighted to be part of the adventure
aren't you curious about our destination
I have no objection to myy in any case
they'd hardly tell me students like us
where we're going could be um Rome
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no Portugal or Bengal General cir you
cannot leave us in ignorance a man of
your standing would surely be aware of
our
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destination surely General Manu you must
know where we're heading take care diget
you know we are all under orders to keep
our destination a
secret
only a privileged few like Mo the famous
mathematician and Berle a renowned
physician a party to bonapart
secrets well Citizen M are you thinking
about the future reserved for our
Scholars on this glorious
Expedition no I was thinking about the
English you must confess General they
have a strong presence in the
Mediterranean and that Admiral Nelson
dreams of facing you in battle well then
let Nelson waste his time
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dreaming bonapart takes to the Sea
leading a fleet of 400 ships but at all
costs he must avoid the English the
Masters Of The Seas and Nelson's
fearsome Fleet in the
Mediterranean bonapart took part in the
French Revolution and enjoyed a dazling
rise to military Glory at the age of 29
the young General in Chief is launching
an ambitious Expedition that will if
successful open the gates to the Orient
and make him a rival to the great
conquerors of the past Caesar and
Alexander whom he so
admires the vast Convoy advances
desperately
slowly but by chance it manages to avoid
the English bonapart even manages to
seize the island of alter without any
trouble around 40 scientists are put off
by the conditions on board and
frightened by the military nature of the
Expedition so they take advantage of
their stop on Malta to demand to leave
the Convoy and return to France there
are now 167 left at odds with the
soldiers who are making their lives of
misery you were right Jula these
soldiers are a crafty
lot
V and what would you do with only 30 s
our meals each
day we'll
manage how would you like it without
enough food to eat and packed in 80 per
room with a basic hammock and a blanket
for your
bed not to mention the stink below
deck I just hope the voyage won't be too
long viler and Jola are both students of
the echol poly technique where they
became
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friends with the enthusiasm of their
youth and their heads filled with dreams
of discoveries and exploits on a
suggestion from M their geometry
Professor they signed up for this great
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Expedition viler is just 18 He hails
from a family that was ruined by the
revolution he joined the poly technique
15 months previously with the ambition
to become a civil
engineer at the age of 23 Jola had just
graduated in engineering when he joined
the
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adventure and V who kept a very
interesting Journal are highly
representative of this group of young
men who joined the scientific
Expedition
an announcement from General in Chief
bonapart
men you are embarking on the conquest of
Egypt a country that has had unold
influence on World Civilization and
train you will be dealing a painful blow
to Britain while we wait to hit them
with the Cuda
grass the people with whom we will be
living are
muhammadans you must respect their
maties and imams as you respect your own
Bishops and rabbis an announcement from
General in Chief the land of the
Pharaohs is a dream destination and on
every ship this news is met with
enthusiasm Egypt General CLE the cradle
of civilization thank heavens I must
confess I have wanted to make this
Voyage my whole life we are going to a
beautiful country where we will achieve
great
things you will find different Customs
from those you are used to in
Europe you will have to get used to
them the invasion of Egypt or the
possession of Egypt would lead to the
control of the Mediterranean which would
take that away from the British Navy but
would also lead to an Overland um
attempt at perhaps British India of
course where there were French interests
at the same
time to reach the Indies English ships
have to sail around
Africa bonapart also has to examine the
possibility of a twin Port Arrangement
or even a canal linking the
Mediterranean to the Red Sea which would
allow French ships to bypass English
trade
routes bonapart is also instructed to
plan for an enduring French presenc in
Egypt because if a twin port or a canal
is to be created a stable position in
Egypt will be required in order to use
them at every step we will have
Adventures to inspire the French people
sign bonapart fall
out Egypt Juda we're going to Egypt such
a country worthy of admiration and study
but I didn't learn how to measure
civilization at the Poli technique how
does one go about it disappointed no are
you mad if I don't know I will
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learn when they discover that Egypt is
their destination these young men aren't
thinking about war or Conquest they are
mainly thinking about what they will
discover there in the Egypt they'd
fantasized about Egypt is fashionable
and they will also be able to do their
job there trying to improve people's
lives the revolution has only just
happened the revolution that considered
the Pharaohs to be the source of
civilization so they aren't just
bringing civilization to the Egyptians
they'll be taking civilization back to
its very
cradle it's in this spirit that bonapart
these Scholars and these artists head
for
Egypt ponath takes a very wide range of
specialist Scholars with him because
he's going to need them
firstly to help the Army in its Conquest
but also to prepare for an enduring
French settlement in the country Egypt
is far from France so soldiers have to
be fed crops watered plans drawn up they
need fortifications and much more so all
kinds of different experts are required
to support the General in Chief of
course V and Jola are not prepared for
what is in store they are academics used
to Laboratories who have no idea what
war or Conquest really mean they don't
even know what populations they will
encounter
there when the Egyptian Coast finally
appears on the horizon after 6 weeks at
Sea the scholars suffering greatly from
the bad weather are forbidden to
disembark it's too dangerous only the
soldiers are permitted to to
land the swell is so strong that vice
admiral burz recommends that the General
in Chief delay dis embarcation until the
following
day but bonapart rejects this he knows
that the English are looking for the
French Fleet and that there's no time to
waste
the scientists look on in a terror made
even worse by the darkening sky as a
ship transporting some of their
instruments Founders on the rocks and
sinks the task is slow and hazardous but
nothing will stop bone apart and 5,000
men setting foot on Egyptian soil first
objective Alex Andria the second biggest
city in
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Egypt bonapar had a declaration in
French and Arabic printed on board in
which he declares he is the son of the
prophet and the Revolution come to save
the Egyptians from the tyranny of the
mamalukes who have controlled the
country for five
centuries
the Egyptians though don't believe a
word of it they welcome him with weapons
drawn the fort of Alexandria is taken
and the French soldiers enter a city
that is far less splended than they had
been
anticipating the French soldiers were
very disappointed when they took
Alexandria on the 1st of July
1798
what they actually discover is a maze of
streets full of Filth and wild dogs
where disease
proliferates the city is hugely
impoverished and they are
disillusioned having covered the rear by
taking Alexandria it's now time to march
on Cairo the biggest city in
Egypt General cleair had been wounded
during the assault on the fort of
Alexandria a fervent Republican this
former architect earned his General's
rank fighting in the
revolution cair is a charismatic man and
a model for his soldiers citizen General
is it your wish that we Converge All Our
forces on
Kyo not you General cber you must take
care of your wound and remain at the
Garrison in Alexandria making it our
rear Guard base ask Conte what he can do
to compensate for the loss of our
instruments and have him make weapons we
need cannonballs should should I
accompany you general not immediately
you General Manu must take the port in
the city of Rosetta coming from the sea
another division will head for
damietta that way we will control three
ports here on the Mediterranean in Lower
Egypt then you will join me the task
should be a simple one all the civilians
and Scholars will accompany you General
Manu except for Citizens M and Berle
whom I insist remain with me however you
General de you will take charge of
opening the route to Cairo and middle
Egypt if we take Cairo
gentlemen Egypt will be
ours the best way to do that would seem
to be to follow the Nile along the
deetta tributary and give the mams the
chance to organize their defenses no
speed is of the essence you will take
this route on foot which follows the
canal that links Alexandria to Ciro here
through the desert if the Army does not
move at lightning speed they will perish
we will never find enough water for 1,30
men it is the shortest route you leave
tomorrow
Des General Des is an aristocrat
dedicated to his country and to the
general-in-chief excellent in combat a
brilliant mind and a cultured man he is
very much appreciated by
bonapart the Expedition is divided in
two while the majority of the scholars
and artists head for Rosetta most of the
army heads into the
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desert
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the soldiers are prepared to fight but
not for what they must now
face each step is dragged through
burning sand and the air is stifling in
the
lungs dressed in war in the oppressive
heat the soldiers don't even have water
bottles and only sheer will drives them
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on but these men would never disobey an
order from bonapart however impetuous it
may
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seem
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more used to teaching students in
Parisian lecture rooms than being on the
ground these eminent Scholars are not
expecting such a
trial the Desert Sands traveled by the
French troops are left littered with the
corpses of soldiers not up to the
challenge then they finally reach the
banks of the
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Nile many throw themselves in the river
fully clothed so thirsty are they some
even
drown
far from the Army's suffering in Rosetta
the scholars and artists have found
refuge in a lush environment where
there's plenty of food and
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water away from the fighting they're
left to their own devices as bonapart
has other more pressing matters to
attend to the scholars and artists
explore their surroundings with no
military escort looking for anything
novel whatever the
subject I am so glad to leave the
ugliness of Alexandria behind for the
charm of Rosetta and its surroundings ah
what better gift could we give ourselves
you're absolutely right dinight it's
simply marvelous it's like heaven on
Earth I don't know where to look there
are so many exotic species to discover
the fish the Lemur the birds I'm already
one over likewise I couldn't resist
trying to reproduce this Eden won't you
take a look sh your scar it away
jofa saner lover of geology and animal
species succumbs to the exoticism of
this
land
dor
quick come and see
this oh quite extraordinary judging by
the size of its finger this buried
statue is of gigantic
proportions it could be an Isis for the
artist vivon donen of the Expedition
Rosetta on the fertile banks of the Nile
is a fascinating Terrain in which to
explore his artistic
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talents Discovery after the
disappointment of Alexandria is in the
region around
Rosetta donon discovers the fist of Isis
and the scholars all go wild about
it the scholars and artists are
fascinated by everything they see and
everything they discover they are
curious men there to decipher Egypt and
they get down to work right
away once rested and refreshed the
French soldiers Contin continue on their
way Marching for 12 hours every
day but in embab the mamalukes who
represent ottoman power bar their roote
into Cairo just as the pyramids can be
glimpsed in the
distance the mamalukes are former slaves
most of whom hailed from the Caucasus
and who converted to Islam and have been
emancipated they govern Egypt but in
actual fact the mamalu princes are
fighting for power among
themselves when bonapart arrived in
Egypt Two Princes governed the
country mad Bay and Ibrahim B they reign
in Egypt in the name of the Ottoman
Sultan Morad Bay's troops are in the
front line against the French those of
ibraim bay are in reserve to the east
facing forces twice as powerful as his
own bonapart comes up with a tactic
Innovation he uses the Infantry Square
technique each division forms a square
of 2,000 men in between two and six
tight rows in the center the civilians
generals and baggage are
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protected bonapart organizes his army in
five squares before him aurad Bay's for
hces 30,000 infantry men and 10,000
Horsemen Des Square takes on the first
assault they greet the mamalukes with
salvos of fire at Point Blank
Range the mamaloes have Valiant fight
ERS trained to use Sabers in
hand-to-hand combat they launch their
charge with
panes at the same time bonapart and the
other squares close in on Murad Bay's
flanks the mamalukes are Under Fire on
two
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sides the Infantry squares are as
unwavering as they are destructive and
the pride of the mamalu Army is
destroyed by the bayonets of the French
infantry bonapart loses just 30 soldiers
while mamalu losses are in the region of
some 20,000
men for reasons of prestige this Victory
is later named by bonapart the battle of
the
pyramids nonetheless the two great
mamalu Chiefs managed to escape ibraim
Bay to the north and Murad Bay to the
South and the deserts of Upper
Egypt Cairo the biggest city in Egypt
falls to the
French for bonapart communication is
extremely important just like it is
nowadays he wants to make a big
statement by entering Cairo so he
organizes a grandio event everyone is in
full uniform and in front of the
population which is about several
hundred, he gives a performance of the
hero entering the capital of the
Pharaohs when he enters Cairo it's a
culture shock in two ways discovering
the Egyptian people and seeing just how
difficult it will be for them to live in
this country bonapart wants to reassure
the Egyptians and to administer
Egypt so he quickly has to to form some
kind of council a
Divan and he brings together the main
nobility the ulma of
Cairo bonapart comes to conquer Egypt to
the Egyptians he's a colonizer not a
liberator nonetheless it's thanks to his
Publications and the work of those
Scholars that the Egyptians ReDiscover
their own
Egyptian one should not forget that that
the Ottoman Empire erased the word Egypt
from
history the national identity was
literally wiped out Egypt had become a
vat an ottoman
Province viler and jolo's entire lives
were contained within their measuring
instruments and
sketchbooks now for the first time
they're faced with a new
world
2 weeks after bonapart triumphant entry
into Cairo the Bay of abukir between
Alexandria and Rosetta becomes the
theater for a dramatic
Clash isn't that our Fleet anchored out
there I thought that they were at the
Old Port of Alexandria it would seem
that the waters aren't deep enough
they're firing at
them the English are attacking us alas
we were bound to run into them but have
no fear our Fleet is under the command
of vice admiral Brees an experienced man
we are the same age he will easily
defeat the enemy our ships seem to be
immobile unlike the
enemies whatever General Manu says denor
viler and jolis look on helplessly as
the first cannon far announces the start
of a tragedy the English have discovered
the French Fleet that has been evading
them for
months
Admiral Nelson who had vowed to defeat
bonapart splits his Fleet in two and one
half manages to slip into the free space
between the coast and the French
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ships the French vessels firmly chained
to one another under the orders of their
Admiral must fight at
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anchor during the battle of the Nile a
dramatic event takes place amid so many
other dramatic events the flagship of
the French Fleet the Orient explodes the
Orient was one of the biggest finest and
most powerful ships in the world and at
its first battle it is blown
apart the explosion was so loud and of
such a force that it is said that the
battle stopped for about 15 minutes and
everybody just was like in a State of
Shock this huge explosion that uh left
everybody uh a bit
dazed it's a tragedy citizen con not at
all General CL we will be able to fight
back we must face facts tomorrow we will
no longer have a fleet and with no Fleet
we will be prisoners in
Egypt CL is right after the battle of
the Nile there is no hope of return they
need a new Fleet but France doesn't have
a substitute Fleet to come and fetch the
Army from Egypt the Battle of abukir is
is obviously a huge huge success uh and
one which Nelson will indeed make uh uh
to his credit he becomes Baron of the
Nile because of this battle of the Nile
and he has a crocodile on his on his um
on his coat of arms bonapart was only
supposed to examine the possibility of
establishing a French presence in Egypt
now he has no choice but to start
establishing it right
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away as an Egyptian
historian I believe that defeated Abu K
Bay is a very positive moment for the
Egyptian
people bonapart believes he has to
create a permanent presence in Egypt and
he quickly sets to building workshops
and
Roads and creating modern hospitals like
those in
France the Egyptians from Barber
surgeons to modern
medicine while bonapart is organizing
the country's Administration tax system
Etc he is reorganizing his army making
it functional again and calling more
upon the
scholars
citizens I have brought you here at dawn
with the aim of founding an institution
for the sciences and the Arts similar to
that which we have in France and how do
you imagine it General to begin with
Citizen M we will improve the
construction of local ovens so the Army
has good bread like in France and we
must absolutely find a product that can
replace hops in the manufacturer of beer
essential for our soldiers and what
about the water that has caused so much
intestinal upset I am counting on you to
clarify and refresh the water of the
Nile and on you con to procure the
necessary resources to produce gunpowder
will we have other missions all those of
a center for Research into contemporary
and ancient Egypt you may study the
Foreigner in this country but more than
that I'm counting on your help to
improve our establishment here and
contribute to the development of applied
sciences in this country since they were
exiled by barbarism that will allow me
to explore the numerous opthalmological
and health problems to which we are
exposed and I the local procedures from
making Indigo or even
amonium
citizens above all else you must take
care of drawing up the regulations in
the
field our first session will be tomorrow
morning at
7:00
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gentlemen the Egyptian Institute aims to
grow and propagate the enlightenment in
Egypt and to research study and publish
on on natural industrial and historical
matters it has four
departments mathematics physics
political economics and literature and
the
Arts Bart requisition several contiguous
palaces to create a kind of Science
Center with
Laboratories and so Egyptian Institute
is
created with the mathematician M as its
first
president and bonapart himself as vice
president since he considers himself to
be a
scholar I would have loved to have been
a member of The Institute in order to
live in this superb Palace I quite
understand we're enjoying wonderful
piece here indeed it's even better
appointed and I think it's even more
magnificent here than in the Lou there's
everything here isn't there we're so
lucky it's all freely available and
there will soon be an observatory and a
chemistry laboratory offices for Natural
History um physics minology
and even rooms dedicated to
archaeology we don't have such luck do
we Jola indeed our work is extremely
monotonous we only really have one
occupation to measure the Nile we are
surveyors granted but from Alexandria to
Cairo that's all we've done and I'm sick
of all this water always water we see
little else don't be disheartened my
friend soona will be exploring the
remains of the former Canal that linked
the Mediterranean to the Red Sea it
dates from the times of the Pharaohs you
would go north while I aspire to head
south I didn't come to Egypt to be
satisfied with just
Cairo no I want to explore a land that
shrouded in a veil of mystery that for
2,000 years has been unexplored by any
European ah Upper
Egypt
ah not only is bonapart organizing the
work of the scholars in Cairo he's also
trying to play Down the defeat in Abu K
Bay by dazzling the Egyptians he assures
them once again that he doesn't simply
respect their religion he's fascinated
by
it Islam is a major issue for bonapart
and the entire French army during the
occupation of the country for the three
years that the Expedition
lasts he realizes that Islam is part of
the daily lives of
Egyptians in meetings with the scholars
and the IMA of the Divan he even
discusses the possibility of converting
to
Islam bonapart celebrates the birth of
the Prophet for 4 days with
unprecedented magnificence on the banks
of the Nile in front of the French army
Chiefs and all the city's public figures
the French troops parade with great pomp
to impress the
Egyptians the are not convinced by what
bonapart and his Entourage
say these orientalists make grammatical
errors in Arabic the sacred language the
language of the
Prophet there is both suspicion and
rejection a rejection the scale of which
the French take a long time to realize
to such an extent that viler and Jola
don't think twice about heading off to
sleep alone in the desert with no escort
so eager are they to take part in an
extraordinary visit organized by
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bonapart hey citizens I'm up here this
magnificent
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oh look at
me
hey always so Intrepid Ms let's hope he
can get down without breaking a
leg incredible did you see M what a feat
for a man of his age hey look at me just
Pebbles and not an animal in sight what
a shame this is amazing what a wonderful
Monument you is magnificent hey wait I'm
coming
down very well young man this pyramid
tell me its Secrets citizen General the
Great Pyramid of Giza has 207 layers
platforms included we applied a ruler to
each Riser and have estimated it
measures at least 137 M High you
certainly know your business for such a
young
fellow heavens above Mo the man's an
acrobat Mo try not to break your
neck something amazing happens in the
Cairo desert at the foot of the Great
Pyramid what we believe to be the
world's first archaeological dig is
established there are Scholars from a
wide range of
disciplines Architects surveyors and
others studying the Great Pyramid first
of all measuring
it something to drink while we wait for
citizen mons to join us ah with pleasure
such an immense volume and such Harmony
of proportions these pyramids outshine
everything
around are you happy now better than
water
measurements it's
magnificent here drink before you speak
thank you General
bonapart h H
yes oh thank you from up there you
understand that man wish to rival nature
in terms of immensity and Eternity if
you permit I'd like to show you
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inside this way General would you you
will see how extraordinary the interior
is and how it gives rise to some very
interesting OB
ations the entrance is tricky General
but it's worth the effort you see a ramp
leading to the center of the
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structure General after you
no go and tell the soldiers to engrave
the names of our officers who died in
combat inside the pyramid in a very
visible place to honor them for
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[Laughter]
posterity I'd like to drink something
general I have something for you would
you mind viler there's a little shed at
the end of the courtyard inside beneath
a large wooden crate I've hidden a few
nice bottles it's my own personal store
I'll go with
him have you heard the rumors no letters
from Ibrahim Bay announcing the imminent
arrival of the Ottoman Army the Turks
declared war as soon as they heard about
the naval disaster in abuka Bay they
think we are weak and are preparing to
walk on over us oh no oh no if that's
true all of the scholars work will have
been for nothing let's be optimistic now
we're commanded by a general who has
never known
defeat since the disaster in abuk Bay
the situation has changed for the French
the anglo-turkish alliance is a real
danger but it's not the only
threat in Cairo the locals who have
seemingly until now accepted the
presence of the French are less and less
happy with their impiety and this
forbidden wine that's growing
increasingly popular around the
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city which one should we take uh uh
wait show me that one which this one yes
that's right
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oh there are four of us so I think we
should take
four uh two
two you see
General your presence is
requested liutenant Morel second
infantry Brigade General there is an
uprising in the city we must hurry to
organize the defense of this Villa what
do you mean an uprising the people of
Cairo are in the street they want the
French out of the city any victims
already around 100 dead General hurry
Morel give them two rifles M this way
I've never fired a gun before I wouldn't
know how to use it look it's easy
soldiers a cartridge you take your gun
you push the flash
pan put a little gunpowder in it and
close
it you tip the cartridge into the barrel
and pack it twice now all you need to do
is aim and fire and if you miss use the
bayonet everyone onto the
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Terrace don't worry V there it will be
fine you haven't lost everything yet
let's hope we still get to drink it you
must not lose hope concentrate and act
at the right
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moment
ready careful nobody shoot unless it's
on my
orders
fire good God they go through rearm
quickly V hurry up hurry
up quick liutenant barricade the
staircase
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fire well it seems that our time has
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come does anyone imagine themselves
dying in combat when they're just
20 ni neither Vier nor Jola reveals any
emotions after his first
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shot five of their scientist colleagues
lose their lives in the uprising along
with 300
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soldiers bonapart no longer wishes to
win over the inhabitants of KIRO with
his religious tolerance and respect for
tradition he cuts the city off and with
an iron fist imposes military
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rule Al jabati the Eastern commentator
writes overnight the French entered the
city's streets and Alleyways like a
flood of devils
and bonapart closes his eyes to all the
vandalism and the
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pillaging the uprising is a real shock
for our two young scholars in one Fell
Swoop they go from their Egyptian dream
to the reality of war and from civilians
who have come to bring Enlightenment to
enemy
forces this Uprising begins in the
neighborhood of the alasa mosque the
biggest mosque in
Cairo bonapart is forced to crack down
with great
violence he starts by bombarding the
Alazar neighborhood before entering the
mosque with weapons and horses and
desecrating it the French will never be
forgiven for
this it's like a
stain something snaps during this
Insurrection but bipart manages to
reestablish order in
Egypt order is established but the peace
remains fragile as the two mamalu chiefs
defeated at the Battle of the pyramids
are still on the run with some of their
troops ibraim Bay in the north towards
Syria and Murad Bay to the South in
Upper Egypt with General Des on his
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heels for 5 months I have been chasing
down Murad Bay and this mad Pursuit has
led us all the way back up the Nile
Valley over more than 500
km every encounter with the mamalukes
has seen Us Victorious in the bloodied
Sands of the desert and still the cursed
Morad Bay evades us I will never let ba
rest and I will destroy him in whichever
country he takes
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Refuge Upper Egypt with its
archaeological
splendors vivon Deno is so impatient to
discover the region that despite the
danger he goes out of his way to obtain
authorization to accompany
Des please citizen denor please calm
down how can I General Des i d sit down
as my back and backside hurt so much and
I'm so stiff I fear I'll never get up
again Crossing uper Egypt with almost no
time for rest has exhausted
me what a Pity if our bivwak had been
closer to that Temple I'd have at least
seen a ruin at closeand even at
night too
dangerous I promise that when we have
finished with Muran Bay I will provide
you with the necessary means for your
work
Murad Bay has invaded us for months and
I spend my days on Horseback barely ever
dismounting it's a very unsuitable
position for drawing look at this not a
single straight line you can redo it all
properly once we return to Kyo if we
ever return that
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is after more weeks in Pursuit always
taking them further South Des reaches
Aswan taking it after a battle that once
again sees him Victorious over the
mamalukes and once again Murad Bay
evades
him with the arrival of the French in
Aswan in Upper Egypt we can consider
that the conquest of Egypt is
complete even if there are some
recalcitrant Villages even if Murad B
and Ibrahim B are still on the Run
hiding in the vading the French still
control the entire Nile
Valley well
almost bonapart learns from his spies
that 50,000 men Ottomans and mamalukes
with the help of the English are
gathering in
Syria taking the initiative to attack
seems to be the best
option if I succeed I will find the
pasa's treasures and arms for 100,000
men in the city of St John of AA I will
then rise up and arm Syria I will
overturn the Turkish Empire and found a
great new Empire in the orient that will
see my name go down in
history despite facing some serious
military issues bonapart still hasn't
forgotten one of his missions to
consider the construction of a canal as
a shorter alternative to the English
route to the Indies in his March towards
Syria he chooses to cross the old Canal
of the Pharaohs on which viler and Jola
are finally working I don't understand
the figures from the committee that
carried out the first
readings ours gave such different
results there must be a mistake
somewhere you know that we were really
careful with each reading and I'm
convinced of that yet I'm Amazed by
these numbers well
gentlemen will we have AR
Canal one day citizen General um if we
redo the calcul
we have those of the commission estimate
that the Red Sea is 9 M higher than the
Mediterranean which makes no sense at
all with such a difference in height it
would be impossible to construct a canal
without locks but all the digs carried
out on the site of the old Canal from
the time of the Pharaohs show that there
were no locks
so we build the canal it will involve
huge excavations and years of hard work
but yes General the sus Canal is
possible thanks to your work gentlemen
England will soon lose its trade with
the Indies France will thank you for
that I wish you
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well despite being undertaken in a rush
the Syria campaign begins successfully
bonapart takes the fort of el arish
where the second mamalu Chief Ibrahim
Bay has taken Refuge yet manages once
again to escape bonapart then Marches On
Gaza where a second Victory awaits him
the next step will be
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Jaffa 13,000 French soldiers reached
Jaffa after another desperate March
through the desert spurred on by
bonapart who is convinced this new
Expedition will be
Victorious and indeed Victory Smiles
upon him a single assault launched at
dawn is enough for jaff to Fall by the
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afternoon 8 months after first setting
foot on Egyptian soil bonapart marches
victoriously into
Syria this new military Expedition
promises to enjoy better
fortunes
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and as for the scientists now they are
fulfilled finally allowed to travel to
Upper Egypt of which they have dreamed
for so
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long they head for the peaceful South in
search of ancient Marvels and Mysteries
that will show to the whole world the
greatness of ancient
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Egypt
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