Recounts the invasion of Egypt by Napoleon and his army, describing how misunderstandings and miscalculations on both sides led to the failure of the French attempt to occupy that Arab country.

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The genius of liberty -- A sky aflame -- The ferment of the mind -- Grand Cairo -- The flight of Ibrahim Bey -- The most beautiful Nile that has ever been -- Ali Bonaparte -- The constant triumph of reason -- The festival of the republic -- The object of his desires -- The Egyptian revolution -- The fall of the delta and the Arabian jihad -- Epilogue.