Authors: Paul Strathern

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Napoleon in Egypt (76 page)

24. Blanning,
The French Revolutionary Wars
, p. 230.
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25. Marmont, op. cit., Vol. 1, p. 416.
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26. This and the two following passages from the
firman
are taken from the full version, which appears in the book written by a former engineer-savant with Napoleon in Egypt: Martin,
Histoire de l’expédition française en Égypte
, Vol. 1, pp. 243–4.
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27. Turc,
L’Expédition des Français en Égypte
, p. 136.
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28. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 29, p. 497.
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29. Ibid., Vol. 5, p. 148.
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30. Cited in Herold,
Bonaparte in Egypt
, p. 191.
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31. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, pp. 201–2.
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32. Ibid., p. 203.
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33. Ibid., pp. 203–4.
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Chapter XV: Insurrection

1. Turc,
L’Expédition des Français en Égypte
, p. 55.
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2. Bourrienne,
Mémoires
, Vol. 2, p. 288.
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3. This and the following quote are from Turc,
L’Expédition des Français en Égypte
, p. 56.
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4. For the full texts of letters between Kléber, Napoleon and various generals regarding these matters, see La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 3, pp. 90–5.
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5. Cited in Herold,
Bonaparte in Egypt
, p. 188.
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6. For Kléber’s pocketbook entries, see Charles-Roux,
Bonaparte gouverneur d’Égypte
, pp. 73–4.
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7. La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 3, pp. 93–4.
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8. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 29.
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9. El-Djabarti,
Merveilles biographiques et historiques, ou Chroniques
, Vol. 6, p. 55.
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10. Turc,
Chronique d’Égypte 1798–1804
, p. 41.
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11. El-Djabarti,
Merveilles biographiques et historiques, ou Chroniques
, Vol. 6, p. 55.
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12. Turc,
Chronique d’Égypte 1798–1804
, p. 45.
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13. Ibid., p. 54.
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14. Bernoyer,
Avec Bonaparte en Égypte
, pp. 87–8.
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15. El-Djabarti,
Merveilles biographiques et historiques, ou Chroniques
, Vol. 6, p. 66.
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16. Cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 3, pp. 279–80.
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17. This and the following quote are from Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 88.
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18. El-Djabarti,
Merveilles biographiques et historiques, ou Chroniques
, Vol. 6, pp. 56–7.
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19. Bernoyer,
Avec Bonaparte en Égypte
, p. 90.
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20. El-Djabarti,
Merveilles biographiques et historiques, ou Chroniques
, Vol. 6, p. 57.
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21. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 88.
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22. El-Djabarti,
Merveilles biographiques et historiques, ou Chroniques
, Vol. 6, p. 57.
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23. Cited in Aubry,
Monge
, p. 257.
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24. Cited in Charles-Roux,
Bonaparte gouverneur d’Égypte
, p. 215.
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25. Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, pp. 105–6.
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26. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 29, p. 502.
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27. This and the following quote are from ibid., pp. 502–3.
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28. Ibid., Vol. 5, pp. 89–90.
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29. Ibid., Vol. 29, p. 502.
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30. This and the following quote are from ibid.
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31. Cited in Elgood,
Bonaparte’s Adventure in Egypt
, p. 161.
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32. El-Djabarti,
Merveilles biographiques et historiques, ou Chroniques
, Vol. 6, pp. 58–9.
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33. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 221.
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34. This and the following quote are from El-Djabarti,
Merveilles biographiques et historiques, ou Chroniques
, Vol. 6, pp. 79–80.
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35. See Ch. II, n.10.
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36. De Rémusat,
Mémoires
, Vol. 1, p. 274.
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Chapter XVI: Love and Dreams

1. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 151.
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2. This and the following quotes from Kléber’s pocketbook are from Charles-Roux,
Bonaparte gouverneur d’Égypte
, pp. 73–4.
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3. Quotes from Menou’s letter are from Napoleon’s
Correspondance inédite, officielle et confidentielle
. These volumes are confusingly numbered: Menou’s letter is in the volume covering August 1798–August 1799, on pp. 83–90.
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4. Cited in Herold,
Bonaparte in Egypt
, p. 214.
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5.
Dictionary of Scientific Biography,
Vol. 4, p. 152.
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6. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 151.
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7.
Le Courier de L’Égypte
, No. 27, p. 4.
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8. Bourrienne,
Mémoires
, Vol. 2, p. 294.
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9. Cited in Herold,
Bonaparte in Egypt
, p. 163.
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10. Vertray,
Journal d’un officier de l’armée d’Égypte
, p. 68.
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11. Quotes from Dargevel and Mme. Tempié are cited in Charles-Roux,
Bonaparte gouverneur d’Égypte
, pp. 259–60.
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12.
Le Courier de l’Égypte
, No. 20, pp. 2–3.
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13. Vertray,
Journal d’un officier de l’armée d’Égypte
, p. 68. Admittedly, this passage also contains his relief after getting completely lost for three hours in the back alleyways of Cairo; however, there is no doubt that it also expressed his general state of mind at this period.
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14.
Le Courier de l’Égypte
, No. 20, p. 2.
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15. El-Djabarti,
Merveilles biographiques et historiques, ou Chroniques
, Vol. 6, pp. 68–9.
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16. Ibid., p. 86.
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17. Charles-Roux,
Bonaparte gouverneur d’Égypte
, p. 261.
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18. Bernoyer,
Avec Bonaparte en Égypte
, p. 118.
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19. El-Djabarti,
Merveilles biographiques et historiques, ou Chroniques,
Vol. 7, p. 44.
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20. Several sources allude to this: see, for example, McLynn,
Napoleon
, p. 186.
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21. Bourrienne,
Mémoires
, Vol. 2, p. 295.
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22. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 216.
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23. Bourrienne,
Mémoires
, Vol. 2, p. 296.
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24. Junot,
Mémoires
, cited in McLynn,
Napoleon
, p. 187.
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25. Bourrienne,
Mémoires
, Vol. 2, p. 296.
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