Napoleon in Egypt (78 page)

13. Ibid.
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14. Bourrienne,
Mémoires
, Vol. 2, p. 302.
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15. This and the following quote are cited in Charles-Roux,
Bonaparte gouverneur d’Égypte
, p. 330.
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16. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 30, p. 18.
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17. El-Djabarti,
Merveilles biographiques et historiques, ou Chroniques
, Vol. 6, p. 94.
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Chapter XXI: The Syrian Campaign

1. Turc,
Chronique d’Égypte 1798–1804
, p. 51.
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2. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 310.
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3. Bourrienne,
Mémoires
, Vol. 2, p. 316.
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4. Millet,
Souvenirs de la campagne d’Égypte
, p. 72.
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5.
Journal de Damas
, cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 4, p. 118.
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6. Doguereau,
Journal de l’Expédition d’Égypte
, p. 143.
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7. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 30, p. 18.
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8. This and the following quote are from ibid., p. 17.
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9. Malus,
Souvenirs de l’Expédition de l’Égypte
, p. 119.
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10. Cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 4, p. 195.
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11. Malus,
Souvenirs de l’Expédition de l’Égypte
, p. 123.
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12. This and the following quote are from ibid., pp. 123–4.
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13. Compilation from letters written to General Marmont (in Alexandria) and General Dugua (in Cairo), cited in Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 334.
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14. Bernoyer,
Avec Bonaparte en Égypte
, p. 142.
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15. Ibid.
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16. Compilation cited in Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 334.
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17. Ibid., Vol. 30, p. 14.
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18. Ibid., Vol. 5, p. 361.
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19. François,
Journal du Capitaine François, dit le Dromadaire d’Égypte
, p. 273.
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20. Millet,
Souvenirs de la campagne d’Égypte
, pp. 82–3.
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21. Malus,
Souvenirs de l’Expédition de l’Égypte
, p. 135.
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22. This and the following quote are from Bourrienne,
Mémoires
, Vol. 2, pp. 320–2.
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23. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 30, p. 26.
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24. This and the following quotes are from Bourrienne,
Mémoires
, Vol. 2, pp. 320–2.
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25. This extract from Peyrusse’s letter is cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 4, p. 271.
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26. Captain Krettly’s
Souvenirs
are cited in Millet,
Souvenirs de la campagne d’Égypte
, p. 262.
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27. Bourrienne,
Mémoires
, Vol. 2, p. 322.
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28. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 348.
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29. Ibid., Vol. 30, p. 27.
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30. Cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 4, pp. 271–2.
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31. This and Napoleon’s following letters of March 9 collated from
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, pp. 351–2.
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32. Bernoyer,
Avec Bonaparte en Égypte
, p. 146.
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33. Excerpts from Detroye’s journal cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 4, p. 284.
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34. Desgenettes,
Histoire médicale de l’armée d’Orient
, Vol. 1, p. 88.
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35. This and the following quotes are from Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 30, p. 29.
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36. Desgenettes,
Souvenirs de la fin du XVIIIe
.
siècle
, Vol. 3, p. 221.
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37. Malus,
Souvenirs de l’Expédition de l’Égypte
, p. 141.
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38. Ibid., pp. 140–3.
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Chapter XXII: The Siege of Acre

1. François de Tott,
Mémoires de baron de Tott sur les Turcs et les Tartares
(Paris, 1785), Vol. 2, Part 4, pp. 114–6.
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2. Cited in
Biographie Universelle Ancienne et Moderne
(Paris, 1852), Vol. 11, p. 121, under entry for Djezzar.
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3. Barrow,
Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith
, Vol. 1, p. 17.
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4. Letter to his brother Charles, dated June 1785, cited in ibid., pp. 21–3.
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5. See
Thirst for Glory: The Life of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith
, p. 80.
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6. Cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 4, p. 366.
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7. Cited in ibid., p. 315.
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8. Cited in ibid., p. 649.
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9. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 373.
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10. This and following quote are from François,
Journal du Capitaine François, dit le Dromadaire d’Égypte
, p. 295–6.
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11. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 378.
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12. François,
Journal du Capitaine François, dit le Dromadaire d’Égypte
, p. 297.
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13. Doguereau,
Journal de l’Expédition d’Égypte
, p. 210.
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14. Lavallette,
Mémoires
, Vol. 1, p. 307.
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15. Bourrienne,
Mémoires
, Vol. 2, p. 324.
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16. This and the following quote are from Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 30, pp. 43–4.
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17. Ibid., Vol. 5, pp. 384–5.
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18. Cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
Vol. 4, pp. 319–20.
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19. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 30, p. 44.
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Chapter XXIII: The Battle of Mount Tabor

1. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 30, p. 45.
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2. Preceding figures and quote are from ibid.
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3. Bernoyer,
Avec Bonaparte en Égypte
, pp. 154–5.
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4. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, pp. 399–400.
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5. Miot,
Mémoires . . . des expéditions en Égypte et Syrie
, pp. 176–8.
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6. Millet,
Souvenirs de la campagne d’Égypte
, pp. 104–5.
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7. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 30, pp. 48–9.
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8. Millet,
Souvenirs de la campagne d’Égypte
, pp. 105–6.
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9. This and the following quote are from Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 30, p. 49.
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10. Lavallette,
Mémoires
, p. 313.
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11. Desgenettes,
Souvenirs de la fin du XVIIIe. siècle
, Vol. 3, p. 237.
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12. This has been collated from two sources: the extensive quotations in Schur,
Napoleon in the Holy Land
, p. 118, and the “complete” version which appears in Appendix 2 of Weider and Guigen,
Napoleon: The Man Who Shaped Europe
, pp. 212–3. These differ only slightly from the complete version in
New Judaea
, Vol. XVI, No. 12, p. 190, which is Franz Kobler’s translation from the German.
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13. Reports in
Le Moniteur
cited in original French in Guedalla,
Napoleon in Palestine
, p. 24, and
Réimpression de L’Ancien Moniteur
(Paris, 1847), Vol.29, p. 686.
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14. This and the previous quote are from
New Judaea
, Vol. XVII, Nos. 1–2, p.18.
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Chapter XXIV: “That man made me lose my destiny”

1. This and the following are from Bourrienne,
Mémoires
, Vol. 2, p. 326.
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2. From a letter by Peyrusse to his mother in France, cited in La Jonquière,
L’Expédition en Égypte 1798–1801
, Vol. 4, p. 453.
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3. Napoleon,
Correspondance
, Vol. 5, p. 405. This is just one of many such remarks.
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4. Pamphlet of 1793, cited in Herold,
The Mind of Napoleon
, p. 217.
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5. Barrow,
Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith
, Vol. 1, p. 282.
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6. Bernoyer,
Avec Bonaparte en Égypte
, p. 161.
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7. This and all the following descriptions of the battle by Smith are from Barrow,
Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith
, Vol. 1, pp. 288–91.
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