More than 150 scientists went with Napoleon Bonaparte when he invaded Egypt. They mapped pyramids, dissected mummies, and did ...

The big question (at least to my mind) is whether the film will cover much of Napoleon's ultra-famous Egyptian campaign, or focus more on the Battle of Waterloo and the Russia Campaign.

Part two of Napoleon in Egypt, rejoining the campaign as he faces imminent attack by a huge Ottoman army... but decides to take the fight to them.

When General Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt in July 1798, he didn't just bring tens of thousands of soldiers, he also recruited over 150 scientists, known as savants, to accompany him.

In 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, General Napoleon Bonaparte led a French expedition to Egypt. The plan was to conquer the wealthy province and deal a major blow to British interests ...

It was a meeting between the Europe of the future and the Egypt of the past. HORWARD: Napoleon just organized his army into five gigantic squares. These are men kneeling and standing and firing so ...

Although the Egyptian campaign was a military disaster, Napoleon was able to exploit the French people's fascination with the mysterious country to his advantage. He used the press to keep the ...

Pursued by Nelson, Napoleon was defeated, and in 1801 the terms of the Treaty of Alexandria, signed by the French, British and Egyptian generals, included the handing over of antiquities - and the ...