"The French Army of the Orient 1798-1801 " Topic
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Tango01 | 03 May 2017 9:14 p.m. PST |
"More than 200 years ago – under the inspiration and leadership of Bonaparte – a revolutionary French Army invaded Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire; this presence lasted beyond Bonaparte's own departure and subsequent rise to power as First Consul. It ended with another invasion – this time by the British – and the repatriation in France of what was left of the 'Army of the Orient'. The birth of Egyptology; the rise of modern Egypt; the demise of the Ottoman Empire; and start of 'the great game' have all been often told and studied, but what is less well known is that as the French found themselves stranded in a foreign land – profoundly alien to them in culture and climate – they had to adapt to survive. Egypt was a proving ground for many officers and ordinary soldiers who were to rise to prominence during the Napoleonic period. Some of Napoleon's future inner circle – like Davout, Savary and Lasalle – were first spotted by the young Bonaparte in Egypt, and although initially unplanned as such, it turned out to be the first attempt by the French to build a colony on the African continent. It especially led the French Army to adopt totally new clothing and equipment; to organise native units; and even to draft men from faraway Darfur into its own ranks. Drawing from a wealth of original primary material – much of it never published or even seen before – this study focuses on the French Army of the Orient and its organisation, uniforms, equipment and daily life. It aims at providing a renewed and updated image of the French soldier, as told by the surviving archives, memoirs and rare contemporary iconography…" link Main page link Amicalement Armand
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Brechtel198 | 04 May 2017 3:49 a.m. PST |
I've ordered it. The author knows his business. |
Dave Jackson | 04 May 2017 6:53 a.m. PST |
Placed on my Amazon.ca wish list |
von Winterfeldt | 04 May 2017 7:28 a.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 04 May 2017 10:33 a.m. PST |
Glad you like it my friends!. (smile) Amicalement Armand
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Duc de Brouilly | 04 May 2017 10:54 a.m. PST |
Thank you again Armand. This is my favourite Napoleonic campaign and this could be the definitive book on the subject. |
John Miller | 04 May 2017 7:14 p.m. PST |
It seems I have to have this. No end in sight to the budget crisis!!! John Miller |
Tango01 | 04 May 2017 10:25 p.m. PST |
A votre service mes amis!. (smile) Amicalement Armand
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