Battle of the Pyramids
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The Battle of the Pyramids, also known as the Battle of Embabeh, was fought on 21 July 1798 during the French invasion of Egypt and Syria. Occurring near the village of Embabeh, Ottoman Egypt, the bat
The Battle of the Pyramids François-Louis-Joseph Watteau, 1799
The Battle of the Pyramids by Antoine-Jean Gros
François-André Vincent
Louis-François Lejeune
Murad Bey
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Murad Bey was an Egyptian Mamluk chieftain, cavalry commander and joint ruler of Egypt with Ibrahim Bey. He is often remembered as being a cruel and extortionate ruler, but an energetic courageous fig
Battle of the Pyramids
…battle was named by Napoleon after the distant Great Pyramid of Giza. After capturing Alexandria and advancing toward Cairo, Napoleon's army confronted Murad Bey's Mamluk-led forces. The French deployed into large divisional squares that withstood repeated cavalry charges before storming the fortified village…
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Murad Bey by Dutertre in Description de l'Egypte, 1809