British Victory in Egypt, 1801: The End of Napoleon's Conquest"The remarkable success of Sir Ralph Abercromby's expeditionary force to Egypt in 1801 was a decisive moment in European history. Dislodging Napoleon's forces in Egypt at a stroke protected Britain's Indian empire and her trade with the Far East, as well as restoring the reputation and flagging morale of the British Army." "An assault landing of unparalleled daring and bravery was followed by two pitched battles which broke the enemy's morale. Abercromby died of wounds after his decisive victory outside Alexandria. He was not alone. It was a day when the officers and men of the Black Watch were seen crying like children at their dreadful losses. It was left to Abercromby's eccentric successor, Hutchinson, to complete the task, barring the route to the east against Bonaparte." "The success of the high risk strategy pursued by the British government was in large part due to Abercromby. It was he who trained and led the force with courage and audacity. This book restores the memory of a great soldier, once regarded as the peer of Nelson and Sir John Moore. It is also the life-story of his army, from its chaotic birth to its victorious dispersal a year later." --Book Jacket. |
Contents
Part II BEACHHEAD | 65 |
Part III BREAKOUT | 143 |
Part IV HONOUR REDEEMED | 193 |
LATER TITLES OF THE BRITISH REGIMENTS | 242 |
NOTES | 244 |
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British Victory in Egypt, 1801: The End of Napoleon's Conquest Dr Piers Mackesy,Piers Mackesy Limited preview - 2013 |
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Abercromby Aboukir bay advance Alexander Hope Alexandria ammunition Anstruther army's arrived artillery ashore assault attack Baird battalions batteries battle battle of Alexandria beach Belliard Bilbeis boats Bonaparte brigade British Army Cairo campaign canal cannon Captain cavalry Colonel column command Coote Coote's Dalhousie journal Damanhur Damietta defences demi-brigade desert Donoughmore MSS Dropmore Dundas Dundas's Egypt Elgin MSS enemy enemy's expedition fighting fire flank fleet force forward French Friant front garrison Grand Vizir Guards gunboats guns heights of Nicopolis Highlanders Hope of Luffness horses Hutchinson Kosseir Lagrange lake Aboukir lake Mareotis landing Lanusse Light Dragoons Lord Keith Luffness MSS Marmaris Melville MSS SRO Menou miles military Minorca Moore Moore's Nicopolis night Nile numbers officers Paget pickets position Rahmanieh Rampon's rear redoubt regiments Regt reinforcements Reserve Reynier ridge Rosetta Royal Ruins ships siege Sir Ralph Sir Sidney soldiers Stewart Suez troops Turkish Turks Walsh Wilson wounded wrote Wyvill