Louis Desaix
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Louis Charles Antoine Desaix was a French general and military leader during the French Revolutionary Wars. According to the usage of the time, he took the surname Desaix de Veygoux. He was considered
Portrait by Andrea Appiani, 1800
1798 portrait of Desaix in Egypt by André Dutertre
Engraving by Fiesinger of a portrait by Jean-Urbain Guérin, 1798
Portrait of Louis Desaix.
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
Louis Desaix
…soon transferred by Bonaparte to the expeditionary force intended to invade Egypt. It was his division which bore the brunt of the Mamluk attack at the Battle of the Pyramids, and he crowned his reputation by his victories over Murad Bey in Upper Egypt. Amongst the fellaheen he acquired the significant appellation of the…
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