Point 1 of 5 — Lesson 9: The French Campaign on Egypt and the Levant — Causes and the State of Egypt before the CampaignQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)
01France's attempts to seize Egypt
The four attempts
First:in the reign ofLouis XIV, aimed at striking the Dutch trade with India that passed through Egypt.
Second:in the reign ofLouis XV, by requesting that the Ottoman State cede Egypt to France without a military campaign.
Third:in the reign ofLouis XVI, to ease France's trade with East Asia through Egypt instead of circling around Africa.
Fourth:the French Campaign led byNapoleon Bonaparte in 1798 — the only attempt actually carried out.
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