"A Frenchman in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars" Topic

"Following the initial French military success in Egypt under Napoleon, the British government ordered the Bengal army to be placed under the command of General Abercromby in attempt to expel the remaining French stronghold in Egypt. Louis Pantaléon Jude Amédée, the "Count of Noé", was amongst the troops sent from Bengal to Egypt. During the French Revolution, he fled to England, eventually joining the British military and receiving a post in the Bengal Army. In this book from 1826, Count Noe offers a primary account of his journey during the 1798-1800 military campaign from India to Egypt. The circumstance of a French royalist serving in the British Army provides a very unique perspective of the turbulent time period, changing politics, and culture clashes from the East to the West. The book comes across more like a travelogue, with geographical information, first-hand descriptions of cities, insight into local customs, fashion, and nature from India, Ceylon, as well as the journey up the Nile to the Battle of Alexandria. This work contains several hand coloured lithographs, including historic views, scenes of manners and costumes of Sepoys, Egyptian Fellahin, the Bedouin Arabs, etc"

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