At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt

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By Listen TheBook Posted on Sep 19, 2024

In Category - Historical Fiction

Authors: G. A. Henty In Year : 1899

Book Language: English

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Preface
Making a Friend
A Bedouin Tribe
Left Behind
The Battle of the Pyramids
A Street Attack
The Rising in Cairo
Saved
An Egyptian Tomb
Sir Sidney Smith
A Sea-fight
Acre
A Desperate Siege
An Independent Command
A Pirate Hold
Cruising
A Visit Home
Abercrombie's Expedition
The Battle of Alexandria
Quiet and Rest

This is a tale of the French expedition into Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte, aimed to establish a French colony in Egypt and to threaten English possessions in India. Edgar Blagrove, the son of an English merchantman trading in Alexandria, gets caught up in the conflict and does great service for his country against the French. (Summary by Grace Silvey)