"When Napoleon wanted to conquer India" Topic
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| Tango01 | 21 Feb 2026 12:56 p.m. PST |
"For the ambitious Napoleon Bonaparte, the Orient had been a source of fascination from a very young age. He had read a great deal about the region and was fueled by admiration for the Macedonian emperor Alexander's conquests in Asia. His real interest in India though emerged around 1798 when he carried out the expedition to Egypt. He wanted to threaten the French empire's foremost enemy, Britain, and disrupt the emerging British trade with India…" link
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