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The Second Cairo Revolt and the killing of Kleber

The Second Cairo Revolt and the killing of Kleber

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07The Second Cairo Revolt and the killing of Kleber

The Second Cairo Revolt

  • The Egyptians seized the opportunity and attacked the French camps — the Second Cairo Revolt.
  • The French quelled the revolt in Lower Egypt.
  • The French agreed with Murad Bey to subdue the revolt of Upper Egypt in return for his rule over it.

The killing of Kleber

  • Suleiman al-Halabi, a young man of Syrian origin studying at al-Azhar, killed the commander Kleber in June 1800.
  • Menou then took command of the Campaign.

Comparison between the two revolts

Point of comparisonFirst Cairo RevoltSecond Cairo Revolt
DateOctober 1798After the convention of El-Arish (1800)
LeadershipAl-Azhar and its ulemaThe people of Cairo
Immediate causeThe French occupation and the killing of the French governor of the cityThe suffering of the Egyptians, exploiting the French preoccupation with fighting the Ottomans
French responseRepression, terror, entering al-Azhar on horsebackQuelling the revolt in Lower Egypt and allying with Murad Bey against Upper Egypt

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