A definitive moment in this battle saw lieutenant Nicholas Desvernois defeat a white-bearded man in a one-on-one showdown; his winning army was supported by a small flotilla under Captain Jean-Baptiste Perreé.
A definitive moment in this battle saw lieutenant Nicholas Desvernois defeat a white-bearded man in a one-on-one showdown; his winning army was supported by a small flotilla under Captain Jean-Baptiste Perreé. It was preceded by a small clash at El Rahmaniya, and saw divisions under Reynier, Dugua, Vial, and Bon organize themselves into an innovative square formation. The main action took place at the village of Embabeh, where an army of several thousand fellaheen armed with clubs and a cavalry under the command of Murad Bey made its charge, but that force and the eastern army of Ibrahim Bey would be routed by General Desaix. FTP, name this 1798 battle in which the Mamelukes were destroyed and forced to flee by Napoleon, which was fought just prior to the Battle of the Nile and named for some characteristic Egyptian structures.
A definitive moment in this battle saw lieutenant Nicholas Desvernois defeat a white-bearded man in a one-on-one showdown; his winning army was supported by a small flotilla under Captain Jean-Baptiste Perreé.
Battle of the {Pyramids} (or {Embabeh} before it’s mentioned)