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At Aboukir and Acre
G. A. Henty (1832–1902), 1898
Named on the page for Battle of the Pyramids.
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21 July 1798
Battle of the Pyramids
CHAPTER IV
THE BATTLE OF THE PYRAMIDS fi5
THE BATTLE OF THE PYRAMIDS 67
The news of the battle of the Pyramids had not yet arrived, and all were in suspense. The belief that the Mamelukes would defeat the French was all but universal. Had this taken place the whole of the Arab tribes would at once have harassed the retreat of the defeated army, and with the Mamelukes pressing upon them it is probable that not a single Frenchman would have reached the sea. As Edgar and his friend were watching the French fleet, a vessel was seen over the spit of sand. She was some three miles out at sea.
A STREET ATTACK 83
The next day, the anniversary of the establishment of the republic, was celebrated by a grand review of the troops, and a. few days later the news came that Desaix's division, which had set out in pursuit of Mourad on the day after the battle of the Pyramids, had overtaken him, and another fierce fight had ensued. The chai^ of the Mamelukes had broken one of the French squares, and for a time great confusion pre- vailed, but Desaix shouted to the soldiers to throw them- selves down on the ground, and then the next square opened so terrible a fire on the Mamelukes that they were forced to retreat. Two days later Kleber marched with his division for Damietta.
SIR SIDNEY SMITH 153
" Not much fighting, sir, — the Arabs could not stand against the French; but I have seen a good deal. I saw the battle of the Pyramids, the sea-fight in Aboukii Bay, and the street fighting in Cairo."
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