The imaginative strategic plan of Revolutionary France to cut Britain's lifeline to India by seizing Egypt and the Levant was an epic adventure, set amongst some of the most ancient places of history, then almost unknown to Europeans. The conflicts proved once again the supremacy of the British fleet and furthermore that a reformed British Army was a force to be reckoned with. This fascinating book by Michael Barthorp provides an outline of the campaigns and examines in greater detail the armies which marched and fought amid the desert sands and relics of earlier civilisations.
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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
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Michael Barthorp was educated at Wellington College and was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade in 1946. Demobilised in 1948, he served as a Territorial with The Royal Hampshire Regiment before rejoining the Regular Army in The Northamptonshire Regiment to continue a family tradition, ending his career with the Royal Anglian Regiment in 1968. He has since published numerous books on the British Army history and costume, including nine titles for the Men-at-Arms series. He lives in Jersey, Channel Islands.
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The imaginative strategic plan of Revolutionary France to cut Britain's lifeline to India by seizing Egypt and the Levant was an epic adventure, set amongst some of the most ancient places of history, then almost unknown to Europeans. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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National Army Museum, Demi-Brigade de Ligne, Light Dragoons, Royal Artillery, Brown Military Collection, Rhode Island, Army of the Orient, Battle of Alexandria, British Army, Upper Egypt, Corsican Rangers, Minorca Regiment, Foot Artillery, Foot Guards, Gold Bastion, Low Countries, Silver Pairs, Aboukir Bay, Battle of the Pyramids, Regiment of Foot, Gold Pairs, Gold Regular, Hompesch's Mounted Rifles, Murad Bey, Ottoman Empire New!
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The imaginative strategic plan of Revolutionary France to cut Britain's lifeline to India by seizing Egypt and the Levant was an epic adventure, set amongst some of the most ancient places of history, then almost unknown to Europeans. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
carbine swivel, hussar boots, facing colour, pouch belt, flank companies, shoulder belt Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
National Army Museum, Demi-Brigade de Ligne, Light Dragoons, Royal Artillery, Brown Military Collection, Rhode Island, Army of the Orient, Battle of Alexandria, British Army, Upper Egypt, Corsican Rangers, Minorca Regiment, Foot Artillery, Foot Guards, Gold Bastion, Low Countries, Silver Pairs, Aboukir Bay, Battle of the Pyramids, Regiment of Foot, Gold Pairs, Gold Regular, Hompesch's Mounted Rifles, Murad Bey, Ottoman Empire New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Royal Artillery (Men-at-Arms) by W.Y. Carman on page 38
- Bonaparte in Egypt by J. Christopher Herold on page 38
- Émigré and Foreign Troops in British Service (2): 1803-15 (Men-at-Arms) by Rene Chartrand in Back Matter
- British Napoleonic Ship-of-the-Line (New Vanguard) by Angus Konstam in Back Matter
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