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Napoleon at the battle of the Pyramids, July 21st 1798.

Item

Title
Napoleon at the battle of the Pyramids, July 21st 1798.
Rights
Library of Congress, public domain
Creator
Auguste Joseph Philippe (1796-1840)
Date
1838
Description
One of Napoleon's first conquests was Egypt (1798), he crushed the Egyptian and Mamluk armies. Mamluks are slave soldiers who were captured from all over the world and sold to sultans and amirs as boys who are trained to be soldiers and servants.

The photo shows Napoleon and officers by the pyramids with two defeated Mamluks on the floor.
Format
engraving
sheet

67.3x48.6 cm
Publisher
Library of Congress, Washington D.C
Contributor
Timothy Jackson
Identifier
Library of Congress, LC-DIG-pga-05869
Subject
Napoleonic Wars; France; 1800s;19th Century; Officer; military; uniform; Egypt; mamluk
Source
Jpeg file https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2014645167
Item sets
Timothy collection
Site pages
the culture of the uniform
Media
Egypt Campaign 1798