Alexandria expedition of 1807
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The Alexandria expedition of 1807 or Fraser expedition (Arabic:حملة فريزر) was an operation by the Royal Navy and the British Army during the Anglo-Turkish War (1807–1809) of the Napoleonic Wars to capture Alexandria (nonfiction) in Egypt (nonfiction) with the purpose of securing a base of operations against the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean Sea.
It was a part of a larger strategy against the Franco-Ottoman alliance (nonfiction) of the Ottoman Sultan Selim III.
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The Two Alexandrias
The expedition failed to reach Alexandria (nonfiction), instead occupying Alexandria from 18 March to 25 September 1807, with far-reaching consequences.
As a result, the Two Alexandrias have been equally lionized and demonized for centuries.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Alexandria (nonfiction) i
- Alexandria expedition of 1807 (nonfiction)
- Egypt (nonfiction)
- Franco-Ottoman alliance (nonfiction)
- Ottoman Empire (nonfiction)
External links
- Alexandria expedition of 1807 @ Wikipedia
