18. Charles-Roux,
Bonaparte gouverneur d’Égypte
, p. 373.
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19. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 490.
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20. Ibid., p. 470.
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21. Ibid., p. 278.
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22. Ibid.
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Chapter XVIII: Pursuit into Upper Egypt
1. Sauzet,
Desaix: le “sultan juste
,” p. 131.
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2. El-Djabarti,
Merveilles biographiques et historiques, ou Chroniques
, Vol. 6, p. 318.
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3. Desaix, cited in Sauzet,
Desaix: le “sultan juste
,” p. 214.
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4. This and the following two descriptions are in Savary,
Mémoires
, Vol. 1, pp.69–70.
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5. This and the following are cited in Sauzet,
Desaix: le “sultan juste
,” p. 216.
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6. Letter from General Friant cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 3, p. 218.
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7. This eyewitness account in included in
Le Journal de Belliard
, cited in ibid., Vol. 3, p. 218. Although General Belliard himself was not actually present at this battle, other evidence strongly suggests that such a story was true.
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8. Savary,
Mémoires
, Vol. 1, p. 70.
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9. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 32.
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10. La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 3, p. 224.
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11. This and the following eyewitness description are cited in ibid., p. 346.
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12. Cited in ibid., p. 348.
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13. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 118.
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14. Cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 3, p. 348n.
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15. Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, p. 92.
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16. Ibid., p. 98.
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17. Ibid., p. 117.
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18. Ibid., p. 120.
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19. Ibid., p. 117. As well as his many drawings, Denon kept his own notes when he was with Desaix’s expedition. Yet as Herold points out (
Bonaparte in Egypt
, p. 241n.), in places Denon’s published account bears a strong resemblance to Belliard’s journal, suggesting that he drew heavily upon this when writing up his own account. Conclusive evidence of this appears early on in Denon’s account of Desaix’s expedition, when he describes (using the first person plural) the Battle of Sediman, which took place a month before his arrival. Belliard was also not present at the battle, but his account of it appears to be reliable, drawing as it does on firsthand accounts by his fellow officers.
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20. Savary,
Mémoires
, Vol. 1, p. 80.
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21.
Le Journal de Belliard
, cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 3, p. 513.
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22. Ibid.
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23. Ibid., p. 517.
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24. This and the following quote are from Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, p. 163.
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25. This and the following quotes are from
Le Journal de Belliard
, cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 3, pp. 515–6.
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26. Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, pp. 163–4.
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27. This and the following quote are from Savary,
Mémoires
, Vol. 1, p. 82.
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28. Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, p. 174.
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29. This and the following quote are from Desvernois,
Mémoires
, pp. 161, 162.
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30. Savary,
Mémoires
, Vol. 1, p. 88.
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31. This and the following quote are from Desaix’s report, cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 3, p. 531.
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32. Savary,
Mémoires
, Vol. 1, p. 89.
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Chapter XIX: Into the Unknown
1. Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, Preface.
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2. Ibid.
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3. This and the following are cited in Vercoutter,
The Search for Ancient Egypt
, p. 50.
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4. Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, p. 177.
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5. Ibid., p. 184.
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6. Cited in Herold,
Bonaparte in Egypt
, p. 249.
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7. Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, pp. 179–81.
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8. Ibid., p. 183.
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9. Ibid., p. 184.
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10. Savary,
Mémoires
, Vol. 1, p. 89.
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11. Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, p. 184.
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12. Cited in Herold,
Bonaparte in Egypt
, p. 250.
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13. Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, p. 185.
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14. Desvernois,
Mémoires
, p. 164.
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15. Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, p. 186.
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16. Cited in Charles-Roux,
Bonaparte gouverneur d’Égypte
, p. 235.
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17. Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, p. 187.
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18. Cited in Tranié,
Bonaparte: la campagne d’Égypte
, p. 163.
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19. This and the following two Denon quotes are in
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, p. 200–1.
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20. This and the following quote are in ibid., pp. 198, 215–6.
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21. This does not appear in ibid., but does appear in an English translation taken from another edition: Denon,
Travels in Lower and Upper Egypt,
Vol. 1, pp. 231–2.
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22. Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, p. 201.
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23. Cited in Moorehead,
The Blue Nile
, p. 120.
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24.
Journal de Belliard
, cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 3, p. 539.
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25. Desvernois,
Mémoires
, pp. 164–5.
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26. This and the following two quotes are from Savary,
Mémoires
, Vol. 1, pp.91–2.
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27. Desvernois,
Mémoires
, p. 165.
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28. See Brégeon,
L’Égypte de Bonaparte
, Annexe 2, p. 622.
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29. This and the following quote are from Denon,
Voyages dans la Basse et la Haute Égypte pendant les campagnes de Bonaparte
, Vol. 1, p. 205.
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30. Ibid., p. 219.
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31. Brégeon,
L’Égypte de Bonaparte
, Annexe 2, p. 614.
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32. Cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 3, p. 607.
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33. Turc,
Chronique d’Égypte 1798–1804
, p. 48.
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34. This and the following excerpt from Desaix’s letter are cited in Sauzet,
Desaix:le “sultan juste
,” pp. 245–6.
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35. This and the following quote are from ibid., p. 246.
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Chapter XX: A Turn for the Worse
1. Cited in Charles-Roux,
Bonaparte gouverneur d’Égypte
, pp. 233–4.
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2. This and the following quote are from Andréossy’s article in
La Décade
, No.4, Vol. 2, pp. 101–5.
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3. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 282.
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4. Millet,
Souvenirs de la campagne d’Égypte
, pp. 61–2.
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5. Ibid., p. 62n.
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6. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 239.
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7. Cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 4, p. 28.
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8. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 148.
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9. Ibid., Vol. 29, p. 512.
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10. This and the following quotes are from ibid., Vol. 5, p. 297–8.
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11. Cited in Herold,
Bonaparte in Egypt
, p. 312.
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12. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 30, p. 14.
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