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Egypt 1801: The End of Napoleon's Eastern Empire Hardcover – July 8, 2021

by Stuart Reid (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
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The first campaign medal awarded to British soldiers is reckoned to be that given to those men who fought at Waterloo in 1815, but a decade and a half earlier a group of regiments were awarded a unique badge – a figure of a Sphinx - to mark their service in Egypt in 1801.

It was a fitting distinction, for the successful campaign was a remarkable one, fought far from home by a British army which had so far not distinguished itself in battle against Revolutionary France, and one moreover which had the most profound consequences in the Napoleonic wars to come.

In 1798 a quixotic French expedition led by a certain General Bonaparte not only to seize Egypt and consolidate French influence in the Mediterranean, but also to open up a direct route to Indian and provide an opportunity to destroy the East India Company and fatally weaken Great Britain.

In the event, General Bonaparte returned to France to mount a coup which would eventually see him installed as Emperor of the French, but behind him he abandoned his army, which remained in control of Egypt, still posing a possible threat to the East India Company, until in 1801 a large but rather heterogeneous British Army led by Sir Ralph Abercrombie landed and in a series of hard-fought battles utterly defeated the French.

Not only did this campaign establish the hitherto rather doubtful reputation of the British Army, and help secure India, but its capture en route of the islands of Malta gained Britain a base which would enable it to dominate the Mediterranean for the next century and a half.

This little understood, but profoundly important campaign at last receives the treatment it deserves in the hands of renowned historian Stuart Reid.
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"Reid’s storytelling is excellent, and he takes opportunities throughout this book to explain the composition and structure of the regiments. "
Journal of Military History

"...Reid tells the battles in great detail but with clear, engrossing, and lively prose in the best tradition of military history literature. The British had well-trained men against acclimated French veterans. The high casualties on both sides speaks to the courage of the men in both armies."
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"...the book’s strengths are its clear and concise narrative and its intelligent reappraisal of the main field actions of the campaign."
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About the Author

Stuart Reid is a prolific and well-known writer on a wide range of military subjects, and he is an expert on the military history of Scotland. His pioneering study Like Hungry Wolves remains unchallenged as the best narrative account of Culloden. His other books include: The Campaigns of Montrose, All the King's Armies: A Military History of The English Civil War, Wolfe: The Life and Career of General James Wolfe, Wellington's Highland Warriors: From the Black Watch Mutiny to the Battle of Waterloo and The Battle of Plassey 1757: The Victory That Won an Empire.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Frontline Books (July 8, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1526758466
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1526758460
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.32 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.3 x 1 x 9.3 inches
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3.0 out of 5 stars Little Known History of the Aftermath of Napoleon in Africa
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2021
I have just completed my reading of an ARC of "Egypt 1801: The End of Napoleon's Eastern Empire" by Stuart Reid, published by Pen and Sword. I am very pleased to report that it is an old school military history of the campaign conducted by the British to evict the remnants of Napoleon's invasion force from Egypt prior to the signing of the Treaty of Amiens (which you will recall represents, essentially, a brief truce while Napoleon consolidated his hold on metropolitan France). This text focuses on the campaign primarily from a British point of view and is fascinating, not just because of its cast of characters but because of its telling of a tale often neglected in traditional histories of the period. For most of us, it is as though the Egyptian adventure just vanished when the soon to be emperor abandoned his troops in Egypt to return home, and this slim volume does a good job of illuminating this oft-overlooked bit of Napoleonic history. It is one of those cases where most of the information was news to me, and I am fairly well read in the Napoleonic period. At any rate, it is informative and often foreshadows the development of British responses, both military and diplomatic, to the sudden advent of the Napoleonic revolution in warfare. The scholar will find it both useful and fascinating while those just interested in a lighter read of 19th Century British military development will find it both accessible and worth the time.
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Francis Tapon
3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't Grab Me
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2022
Immediately after reading Stuart Reid's "Egypt 1801," I read "Hitler's War in Africa 1941-1942" by David Mitchelhill-Green.

Green's book reminded me what good writing is - and that Reid lacks it.

Reid's book is ideal for the military historian who wants a blow-by-blow account of how Napoleon conquered and lost Egypt around 1801.
If you want to know that, then this is a 5-star book.

However, Green's book is better if you want a book that grips you with solid storylines, tension, characters, and excitement.

If your goal is to do a deep dive into Egypt in 1801, this is the best book.
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