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