Western Civilization II / Unit 8 WC2 0702 short lesson, about 20 seconds
1795 to 1797: Paris, Italy, Egypt, and a Legend
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The idea
In seventeen ninety-five he dispersed a royalist rising for the Directory; in ninety-six and ninety-seven he beat Austria in northern Italy; in ninety-eight he invaded Egypt, won on land, lost his fleet to the British, and came home leaving the army behind.
In practice
A legend built by propaganda he helped pay for.
Where people slip
The anchor dates Egypt ninety-seven; the expedition sailed in ninety-eight.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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