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The battle of Aboukir (naval) and the resistance of Upper Egypt

The battle of Aboukir (naval) and the resistance of Upper Egypt

Point 3 of 8 — Lesson 10: The French Campaign — Events and Egyptian Resistance until the EvacuationQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)

03The battle of Aboukir (naval) and the resistance of Upper Egypt

The naval battle of Aboukir

  • The English fleet under Nelson burned the French fleet of the Campaign in August 1798.
  • This destroyed France's hopes of extending control over the Mediterranean basin.
  • The Campaign was cut off from supplies coming from France.

The resistance of the people of Upper Egypt

  • Napoleon marched to Upper Egypt to eliminate Murad Bey, whose survival there threatened navigation on the Nile; Murad refused to surrender.
  • Napoleon defeated Murad, but the spirit of national resistance caught fire among the people of Upper Egypt.
  • The French failed to subdue them, for reasons including:
    • the length of the Nile valley;
    • the cooperation of some Mamluk forces with the people;
    • the joining of them by a force from the Arabian Peninsula;
    • the use of skirmishing and scattered engagements.
  • This resistance lasted about ten months.

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