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Terry3703 May 2008 8:49 a.m. PST

I am working n putting together armies for the French and British in the Egyptian campaign of 1798-1801, and am seeking help with the brigade organizations/structures. Can anyone assist me with this or direct me to a source. Any help is most appreciated. Thanks, Terry

Supercilius Maximus03 May 2008 12:56 p.m. PST

Try joining this Yahoo! group – it's linked to a specific range of 15/18mm figures, but some of the entries in the "Files" section gives excellent French orbats for the entire campaign.

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Supercilius Maximus03 May 2008 12:58 p.m. PST

Sorry, just remembered – there's an Osprey MAA that has the complete British orbat:-

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11th ACR03 May 2008 4:15 p.m. PST

French OB
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and British OB.
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References for Napoleons Campaign in Egyptian and Holy Land

Books on Napoleon's Campaign in Egyptian and Holy Land:
* Napoleons Egyptian Campaigns 1798-1801, MAA 79, Michael Barthorp, Osprey Pub. Ltd. 1978, ISBN 0-85045-126-4

* French Soldiers in Egypt 1798-1801, Warrior 77, Terry Crowdy, Osprey Pub. Ltd. 2003, Terry Crowdy, ISBN 1-84176-628-3

* Bonapart in Egypt, J. Christopher Herald, 1962

* Uniforms of the French Revolutionary Wars 1789-1802, Phillip J. Haythornthwaite, Blanford Press 1981 ISBN 0-4137-0936-7

* Napoleonic Uniforms Vol. 1, John R. Elting, Macmillan Pub. Co.1993, ISBN 0-02-897115-9

* The Ottoman Empire and the Napoleonic Wars 1792-1815, William E. Johnson, Nelson Enterprises 1988.

*The Crescent Among the Eagles, Johnson, William E., Nafziger Press, 1994. ISBN: 1585450065

* Armies of the Ottoman Empire 1775-1820, MAA 314, David Nicolle, Osprey Pub. Ltd. 1998, ISBN1-85532-697-3

* The Campaigns of Napoleon, David Chandler, MacMillian Pub. Co. 1966, ISBN 0-02-523660-1

* Memoirs of Napoleons Egyptian Expedition 1798-1801, Captain Joseph-Marie Moiret, Greenhill Press, ISBN 1-85367-449-4

* Napoleon In The Holy Land, by Nathan Schur, Greenhill Books March 17, 2006
ISBN-10: 1853673455, ISBN-13: 978-1853673450

* The Blue Nile, Alan Moorhead, Perennial 2000, ISBN 0-06-095640-2

* Guns in the Desert, General Jean-Pierre Doguereau"s, Praeger 2002, ISBN 0-313-32-32512-X

The French Expedition to Egypt, M.J. Miot, Worly Pub. 1997, ISBN 1-869804-47-3

* Armies of the Napoleonic Era, Otto Von Pivka, Taplinger Pub. Co. INC, 1979, ISBN 0-8008-5471-3

* Napoleon's Mercenaries, Guy C. Dempsey, Greenhill Press 2002, ISBN 1-85367-488-5

* Le Armee Francaise, ETV Services 1998, On Military Matters onmilitarymatters.com

* Journal of the Late Campaign in Egypt by Thomas Walsh, 1803 (Republished by Gregg International Pub. Ltd Westmead 1972 ISBN 0576 171115

* The French Expedition into Syria 1799 by General Berthier, Worley Pub. 1990 by ISBN 1-869804-18-X
* Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt, Nina Burleigh, July 2006, Pub.: Morrow/Avon, William Morrow & Company, ISBN: 0-06-059767-4
* The Discovery of Egypt: Vivant Denon's Travels with Napoleon's Army, Terence M. Russell, March 2006, Publisher: Sutton Pub., Limited, ISBN: 0-7509-4145-6 Napoleon in Egypt. Irene A. Bierman, Ed., Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing Ltd., 2003. ISBN 0-86372-299-7
* Napoleon in Egypt, Abd al-Rahman al- Jabarti, Markus Wiener Pub., ISBN 1-55876-338-4 (hard cover) ISBN 1-55876-337-6 (paperback)

* Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East, Juan Cole, Palgrave Macmillan, (August 7, 2007), ISBN-10: 1403964319, ISBN-13: 978-1403964311
* NAPOLEON'S CAMPAIGN IN EGYPT (Vol 1) French Armies, Grant, C. S.
* NAPOLEON'S CAMPAIGN IN EGYPT 2) BRITISH & ALLIES, Grant, C. S.
*The Battle of The Nile, Oliver Warner, Macmillan co.1960, ASIN: B0000CKTIR\
Napoleon In Egypt, Paul Strathern, Pub.: Jonathan Cape May 3, 2007,
ISBN-10: 0224076817, ISBN-13: 978-0224076814
Narrative of the British Expedition to Egypt: Carefully Abridged from the … by Sir Robert Thomas Wilson. 1803: link
Poesie der Kreigskunst: Oder, Feldzug der Franzosen in Egypten in den Jahren …. 1824: link
A Short History of the Naval and Military Operations in Egypt, 1780 to 1802", Lt.Col. Sir John M. Burgoyne
L'Expédition d'Égypte 1798-1801, par Clément de la Jonquière 1899, ISBN-10: 1421245043
ISBN-13: 978-1421245041
Guerre d'Orient. Campagnes d'égypte et de Syrie, 1798-1799: Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de Napoléon, dictés par lui-même à Sainte-Hélène, et publiés par le général Bertrand. Tome 1 by Napoléon Bonaparte ISBN-10: 1421239108, ISBN-13: 978-1421239101
Guerre d\'Orient. Campagnes d\'Égypte et de Syrie, 1798-1799: Mémoires pour servir à l\'histoire de Napoléon, dictés par lui-même à Sainte-Hélène, et publiés par le général Bertrand. Tome 2
by Napoléon Bonaparte, ISBN-10: 0543948501 ISBN-13: 978-0543948502
Mémoires sur L'expédition d'Egypte, par Jean-Gabriel de Niello Sargy, Officier de Correspondance, attaché a l'état-major général.
Web sites with info:
The Napoleon Series: napoleon-series.org

Histofig: link

Napoleon.org: napoleon.org

French Occupation Period: touregypt.net/hfrench.htm

Description de l'Égypte descegy.bibalex.org
Flags and Standards:
Warflags: France, Great Briton. warflag.com
Napflags: France, Great Briton. link

Histofig: Ottoman. link

French Flags: Free Flags. drapeaux.org/Accueil.htm

Military Flags of the World 1618-1900, Terence Wise Blandford Press 1977, ISBN 0-7137-0824-7

Drapeaux of the French Army Line & Light Infantry, 1794-1804 tmg110.tripod.com/frarmy4.htm

Magazine Articles:
* Napoleon in Egypt, By Melanie Sue Byrd, Napoleon Magazine # 13

* Napoleon in Syria, By John Dunn, Napoleon Magazine # 15

* Napoleon & the French in Egypt, By Coley E. Cowan, Command Magazine Issue 52

* Battle of the Pyramids, by John Dellinger, Military History Magazine, April 1998
* Napoleon Saves the Day at Mount Tabor, By James W. Shosenberg, Military History Magazine, April 1999

* Final French Triumph in Egypt, By Eric Niderost, Military History Magazine, August 1999
* Striking at Britain Indirectly through an Expedition to Egypt, Introductory Guide the Age of Napoleon

* Ottoman Empire, by John Dunn, Introductory Guide the Age of Napoleon
* The French Campaign in Egypt, 1798-1801, Part I, Stephen Ede-Borrett, Wargames Illustrated #34, July 1990

* The French Campaign in Egypt, 1798-1801, Part II, Stephen Ede-Borrett, Wargames Illustrated #35 August 1990

* The French Campaign in Egypt, 1798-1801, Part III, Stephen Ede-Borrett, Wargames Illustrated #36, September 1990

*The British Army in Egypt, Stephen Ede-Borrett, Wargames Illustrated #42, March 1991

* An Egyptian Episode, Arthur Harman, Miniature Wargames #68, January 1989

* The Campaign on the Nile 1798-1799, Richard Gilby, Miniature Wargames #75, August, 1989.

* Death on the Nile, Part I, Gary Hughes, Wargames Illustrated #113, February 1997

* Death on the Nile, Part II, Gary Hughes, Wargames Illustrated #115, April 1997

* Death on the Nile, Part I, Gary Hughes, Wargames Illustrated #118, July 1997

* The Battle of Aboukir 1799, Mark Bevis, Miniature Wargames #144, March 1995

* Middle East Disaster, The Battle of El Hamad, Egypt, April 21st 1807, Miniature Wargames #173, October 1997


Every source listed with * in the Reference is in my personal library.

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