Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign: Science, Sand, and the Rosetta Stone

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Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign: Science, Sand, and the Rosetta Stone

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Before he crowned himself emperor, before Austerlitz and the Continental System, Napoleon Bonaparte was a young general leading an unlikely invasion of Ottoman Egypt. This episode of Fexingo History follows the 1798 Egyptian Campaign — not just the battles, but the extraordinary scientific expedition that accompanied the army. Lucas and Luna explore the creation of the Institut d'Égypte, the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the catastrophic Battle of the Nile, and the strange cultural collision between revolutionary France and Mamluk Egypt. They discuss Napoleon's propaganda, his attempt to win over local elites, the assassination of General Kléber, and how the campaign's failure ultimately burnished Napoleon's reputation back home. Along the way, they touch on the scholars who mapped ancient temples, the birth of Egyptology, and the legacy of French colonialism in the Middle East. A story of ambition, science, and the first modern culture war. #Napoleon #Egypt #Bonaparte #RosettaStone #EgyptianCampaign #InstitutDEgypte #BattleOfTheNile #Mamluk #JeanBaptisteKleber #GaspardMonge #VivantDenon #Egyptology #FrenchRevolution #ColonialHistory #MiddleEast #18thCentury #MilitaryHistory #FexingoHistory Fexingo founder and producer: Ibnul Jaif Farabi Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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