Episode 27: Q3-1798 - Nelson's Nile shockwave

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Help us produce more episodes by supporting the Napoleonic Quarterly on Patreon: patreon.com/napoleonicquarterly 1798. July… August… September… Three months in which Bonaparte shatters the Mamelukes at the Battle of the Pyramids… Horatio Nelson shatters the French at the Battle of the Nile… And the diplomatically outraged United States threatens its ex-ally France with war. This is episode 27 of the Napoleonic Quarterly - covering three months in which France’s Egyptian adventure tastes success on land - and then disaster at sea. [11:38] A bonus mini-segment concluding the grim story of the Irish Rebellion from Ciaran McDonnell [17:46] Everett Rummage on Bonaparte's advance to Cairo and the Battle of the Pyramids [28:48] An extended discussion between our didactic duo Charles Esdaile and Alexander Mikaberidze on the Egyptian campaign [49:18] Rachel Blackman-Rogers on the Battle of the Nile [1:07:54] Frank Cogliano on the Quasi-War between France and the United States [1:23:22] Closing thoughts from Charles and Alex as they assess the situation at the end of September 1798.

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