The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. Beginning on 10 May 1940, German forces defeated Allied forces in a series of mobile operations, eventually leading to the conquest of France, Belgium and the Netherlands and the end of land operations on what had been the Western Front.
The German plan for the invasion of France consisted of two main operations. In Fall Gelb (Case Yellow), German armoured units pushed through the Ardennes and then along the Somme valley to cut off and surround the Allied units, that had advanced into Belgium to meet the expected German threat. When British, Belgian and adjacent French forces were pushed back to the sea, by the mobile and well-organized German operation, the British government decided to evacuate the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) as well as several French divisions at Dunkirk in Operation Dynamo.
After the withdrawal of the BEF, the German forces launched a second operation, Fall Rot (Case Red) on 5 June 1940. While the depleted French forces put up stiff initial resistance, German air superiority and armoured mobility overwhelmed the remaining French forces. German armour outflanked the Maginot Line and pushed deep into France, with German forces arriving in Paris unopposed on 14 June. This caused a chaotic period of flight for the French government and ended organised French military resistance. German commanders met with French officials on 18 June with the goal of the forcing the new French government to acceptance all of the agreements in an armistice offered by Germany. Chief among the government leaders was Marshal Philippe Pétain, the newly appointed prime minister and one of the supporters of an armistice.
There is/has been more than one band called Egypt over the years. This can cause confusion with albums & tracks from different 'Egypts' often listed together as if they were one band. This Egypt (1987 to the present) is best known for its close connections to 1960s/70s band The Groundhogs and, just to add to the confusion, had a very different style and line-up in the early days, making many people believe they were two different bands.
The early years
Egypt's original line-up first got together in a squat in Shepherds Bush, London in late 1987, but the story really begins a few weeks before when ex-Groundhogs bass player Alan Fish and ex-Jethro Tull drummer Clive Bunker were asked to record the very first album release (literally serial number 001) for the then fledgling record label HTD Records (HTD are now Talking Elephant Records and deal with Wishbone Ash, Fairport Convention, Ritchie Blackmore, Steven Stills, etc.). Also included was guitarist Don Greer (ex-Bachman Turner Overdrive and others).
Egypt is a BBC televisiondocudrama serial portraying events in the history of Egyptology from the 18th through early 20th centuries. It originally aired on Sunday nights at 9pm on BBC1 in 2005. The first two episodes explored the work of Howard Carter and his archaeological quest in Egypt in the early part of the twentieth century. The next two episodes focused on the eccentric explorer "The Great Belzoni". played here by ]Matthew Kelly. The final two episodes dramatise the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone by Jean-François Champollion (Elliot Cowan).
The music was recorded by the Warsaw Radio Orchestra and is featured on the CD Timeless Histories by Chappell music, produced by Clare Isaacs.
Production
The series was a major new docudrama series produced by the BBC for the Autumn 2005 schedule.
In order to create a sense of "seeing the treasures of Ancient Egypt for the first time", Dolling and Bradshaw felt it essential to film at the actual archaeological sites referenced in the series.
The historic region of Syria (Hieroglyphic Luwian: Sura/i; Greek:Συρία; in modern literature called Greater Syria, Syria-Palestine, or the Levant) is an area located east of the Mediterranean sea. The oldest attestation of the name Syria is from the 8th century BC in a bilingual inscription in Hieroglyphic Luwian and Phoenician. In this inscription the Luwian word Sura/i was translated to Phoenician ʔšr "Assyria." For Herodotus in the 5th century BC, Syria extended as far north as the Halys river and as far south as Arabia and Egypt. For Pliny the Elder and Pomponius Mela, Syria covered the entire Fertile Crescent. In Late Antiquity Syria meant a region located to the East of the Mediterranean Sea, West of the Euphrates River, North of the Arabian Desert and South of the Taurus Mountains, thereby including modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, the State of Palestine and parts of Southern Turkey namely the Hatay Province and the Western half of the Southeastern Anatolia Region. This late definition is equivalent to the region known in Classical Arabic by the name ash-Shām الشام /ʔaʃ-ʃaːm/, which means the north [country] (from the root šʔm شأم "left, north"). After the Islamic conquest of Byzantine Syria in the 7th century AD, the name Syria fell out of primary use in the region itself, being superseded by the Arabic equivalent Shām, but survived in its original sense in Byzantine and Western European usage, and in Syriac Christian literature. In the 19th century the name Syria was revived in its modem Arabic form to denote the whole of Bilad al-Sham, either as Suriyah or the modern form Suriyya, which eventually replaced the Arabic name of Bilad al-Sham. After World War I, the name Syria was applied to the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon and the contemporaneous but short-lived Arab Kingdom of Syria.
[Wars] The French Campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798-1801): Every Month
See how French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt and Syria during the French Revolutionary Wars
published: 26 Feb 2016
Life of Napoleon (Episode 11) - The Egyptian Campaign: The Levant and the Siege of Acre
Ever seen someone trip over a grain of sand?
This episode covers events from December 1798 to September 1799
Music:
Georges Bizet's L'Arlésienne Suite No.1 'Carillon' (1872)
Sources/References:
- A Social History of France (2004) - Peter McPhee
- The Campaigns of Napoleon (1966) - David Chandler
- The French Revolution (1980) - Christopher Hibbert
- In the Words of Napoleon (2002)- Philip Haythornwaithe & R.M. Johnston
- Napoleon (2015) - Andrew Roberts
- Naploleon's Wars (2006) - Charles Esdaile
published: 09 Dec 2022
Cosplaying Caesar - Napoleon in Egypt - Part 1 - Extra History
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Bonaparte in Egypt #1. Start of the 1798 campaign
By the end of 1797, the French Republic was dominant in Western Europe, having defeated almost all its enemies in the War of the First Coalition. Only Great Britain remained at war; despite half-hearted overtures for peace in 1797, the British now displayed a renewed determination, as Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger looked to bankroll a second anti-French coalition. The French Directory, was equally determined to see the war to its conclusion and assembled a 120,000-man army for a daring invasion of Britain. Command of this Army of England was given to General Napoleon Bonaparte, who set out on a rapid tour of the dockyards to assess the feasibility of such an expedition. His disheartening conclusion was that British naval superiority doomed any attempted invasion to failure. Inste...
published: 01 Oct 2023
French campaign in Egypt and Syria #shorts
Video excerpt from the Napoleon (Part 1) - Birth of an Emperor video : https://youtu.be/2eY4gmndO3g
published: 13 Jul 2022
Napoleon's campaign in Egypt and Syria
Look at https://historystack.com/French_campaign_in_Egypt_and_Syria to know more about Napoleon's campaign in Egypt and Syria
published: 23 Jan 2018
Napoleon in Egypt: Battle of the Pyramids 1798
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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 in the Mediterranean. What followed was a campaign featuring legendary battles, ruthless occupation and immense hardship.
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📚 Further reading:
“Bonaparte in Egypt” by J. Christopher Herold (1962) UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781934757765 / US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781934757765
“Napoleon in Egypt” by Paul Strathern (2007) UK: https:/...
published: 22 Dec 2023
The French Campaign in Egypt and Syria 1798 1801 - Sister Elaine - June 27, 2020
A interesting documentary about Napoleons military campaign in Egypt.
published: 21 Apr 2019
9. How Napoleon discovered Egypt for Europe #1812 #napoleon
Napoleon's march sparked an interest to Egypt in Europe.
General Bonaparte had a major success under Toulon, suppressed the royalist rebellion, and fought a successful Italian campaign.
The government feared the growth of his influence and wanted to remove him from Paris.
The conquest of Egyptian territories of the Ottoman Empire had long been discussed in France: a strike on Egypt would weaken England's trade and give France a bridgehead in the Mediterranean.
Napoleon seized Malta without a fight, his ships eluded Nelson's squadron.
In the Battle of the Pyramids, the French army defeated the cavalry of the Mamluks, Egypt's ruling military elite.
But Nelson found and destroyed the French fleet.
Napoleon won victories, but could not get reinforcements or bring the army home. The Egyp...
Ever seen someone trip over a grain of sand?
This episode covers events from December 1798 to September 1799
Music:
Georges Bizet's L'Arlésienne Suite No.1 'C...
Ever seen someone trip over a grain of sand?
This episode covers events from December 1798 to September 1799
Music:
Georges Bizet's L'Arlésienne Suite No.1 'Carillon' (1872)
Sources/References:
- A Social History of France (2004) - Peter McPhee
- The Campaigns of Napoleon (1966) - David Chandler
- The French Revolution (1980) - Christopher Hibbert
- In the Words of Napoleon (2002)- Philip Haythornwaithe & R.M. Johnston
- Napoleon (2015) - Andrew Roberts
- Naploleon's Wars (2006) - Charles Esdaile
Ever seen someone trip over a grain of sand?
This episode covers events from December 1798 to September 1799
Music:
Georges Bizet's L'Arlésienne Suite No.1 'Carillon' (1872)
Sources/References:
- A Social History of France (2004) - Peter McPhee
- The Campaigns of Napoleon (1966) - David Chandler
- The French Revolution (1980) - Christopher Hibbert
- In the Words of Napoleon (2002)- Philip Haythornwaithe & R.M. Johnston
- Napoleon (2015) - Andrew Roberts
- Naploleon's Wars (2006) - Charles Esdaile
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By the end of 1797, the French Republic was dominant in Western Europe, having defeated almost all its enemies in the War of the First Coalition. Only Great Bri...
By the end of 1797, the French Republic was dominant in Western Europe, having defeated almost all its enemies in the War of the First Coalition. Only Great Britain remained at war; despite half-hearted overtures for peace in 1797, the British now displayed a renewed determination, as Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger looked to bankroll a second anti-French coalition. The French Directory, was equally determined to see the war to its conclusion and assembled a 120,000-man army for a daring invasion of Britain. Command of this Army of England was given to General Napoleon Bonaparte, who set out on a rapid tour of the dockyards to assess the feasibility of such an expedition. His disheartening conclusion was that British naval superiority doomed any attempted invasion to failure. Instead, Bonaparte offered an alternative path to victory, suggesting that the French could threaten Britain's empire by establishing a colony in Egypt.
Among the sources we have used are the following:
«The Campaigns of Napoleon» (David Chandler)
«Napoléon Bonaparte Correspondance générale»
Bonaparte in Egypt - J. Christopher Herold
Music: EpidemicSound.com
By the end of 1797, the French Republic was dominant in Western Europe, having defeated almost all its enemies in the War of the First Coalition. Only Great Britain remained at war; despite half-hearted overtures for peace in 1797, the British now displayed a renewed determination, as Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger looked to bankroll a second anti-French coalition. The French Directory, was equally determined to see the war to its conclusion and assembled a 120,000-man army for a daring invasion of Britain. Command of this Army of England was given to General Napoleon Bonaparte, who set out on a rapid tour of the dockyards to assess the feasibility of such an expedition. His disheartening conclusion was that British naval superiority doomed any attempted invasion to failure. Instead, Bonaparte offered an alternative path to victory, suggesting that the French could threaten Britain's empire by establishing a colony in Egypt.
Among the sources we have used are the following:
«The Campaigns of Napoleon» (David Chandler)
«Napoléon Bonaparte Correspondance générale»
Bonaparte in Egypt - J. Christopher Herold
Music: EpidemicSound.com
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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 in the Mediterranean. What followed was a campaign featuring legendary battles, ruthless occupation and immense hardship.
-----------------------------------
📚 Further reading:
“Bonaparte in Egypt” by J. Christopher Herold (1962) UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781934757765 / US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781934757765
“Napoleon in Egypt” by Paul Strathern (2007) UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781844139170 / US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9780553385243
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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 in the Mediterranean. What followed was a campaign featuring legendary battles, ruthless occupation and immense hardship.
-----------------------------------
📚 Further reading:
“Bonaparte in Egypt” by J. Christopher Herold (1962) UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781934757765 / US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781934757765
“Napoleon in Egypt” by Paul Strathern (2007) UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781844139170 / US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9780553385243
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Napoleon's march sparked an interest to Egypt in Europe.
General Bonaparte had a major success under Toulon, suppressed the royalist rebellion, and fought a su...
Napoleon's march sparked an interest to Egypt in Europe.
General Bonaparte had a major success under Toulon, suppressed the royalist rebellion, and fought a successful Italian campaign.
The government feared the growth of his influence and wanted to remove him from Paris.
The conquest of Egyptian territories of the Ottoman Empire had long been discussed in France: a strike on Egypt would weaken England's trade and give France a bridgehead in the Mediterranean.
Napoleon seized Malta without a fight, his ships eluded Nelson's squadron.
In the Battle of the Pyramids, the French army defeated the cavalry of the Mamluks, Egypt's ruling military elite.
But Nelson found and destroyed the French fleet.
Napoleon won victories, but could not get reinforcements or bring the army home. The Egyptian campaign reached an impasse.
Meanwhile, Suvorov thwarted the successes of the French in Italy and was heading towards Paris.
Napoleon abandoned his army and hurried to the capital.
When he became consul, he secured the return of his surrendering forces.
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THE PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION FOR CULTURAL INITIATIVES
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Napoleon's march sparked an interest to Egypt in Europe.
General Bonaparte had a major success under Toulon, suppressed the royalist rebellion, and fought a successful Italian campaign.
The government feared the growth of his influence and wanted to remove him from Paris.
The conquest of Egyptian territories of the Ottoman Empire had long been discussed in France: a strike on Egypt would weaken England's trade and give France a bridgehead in the Mediterranean.
Napoleon seized Malta without a fight, his ships eluded Nelson's squadron.
In the Battle of the Pyramids, the French army defeated the cavalry of the Mamluks, Egypt's ruling military elite.
But Nelson found and destroyed the French fleet.
Napoleon won victories, but could not get reinforcements or bring the army home. The Egyptian campaign reached an impasse.
Meanwhile, Suvorov thwarted the successes of the French in Italy and was heading towards Paris.
Napoleon abandoned his army and hurried to the capital.
When he became consul, he secured the return of his surrendering forces.
(c) The International Organization of Families "Big Family"
made with support
THE PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION FOR CULTURAL INITIATIVES
all video on foma.ru
Ever seen someone trip over a grain of sand?
This episode covers events from December 1798 to September 1799
Music:
Georges Bizet's L'Arlésienne Suite No.1 'Carillon' (1872)
Sources/References:
- A Social History of France (2004) - Peter McPhee
- The Campaigns of Napoleon (1966) - David Chandler
- The French Revolution (1980) - Christopher Hibbert
- In the Words of Napoleon (2002)- Philip Haythornwaithe & R.M. Johnston
- Napoleon (2015) - Andrew Roberts
- Naploleon's Wars (2006) - Charles Esdaile
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The French invasion of Egypt vastly impacted Europe, Africa, and the middle east. However, Napoleon was not prepared for what he found when he lands in the ancient city of Alexandra.
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Part 2 - https://youtu.be/ne4guurtnVI
Part 3 - https://youtu.be/PRR9BRYTbD4
Part 4 - https://youtu.be/oDiTVL8cUJ4
Part 5 - https://youtu.be/XZsZOX_-4Cc
Series Wrap-up & Recommended Reading / Lies Episode - Release Date: 6/3
Music From the Show - "Egyptian Campaign" - Release Date: 5/31
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By the end of 1797, the French Republic was dominant in Western Europe, having defeated almost all its enemies in the War of the First Coalition. Only Great Britain remained at war; despite half-hearted overtures for peace in 1797, the British now displayed a renewed determination, as Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger looked to bankroll a second anti-French coalition. The French Directory, was equally determined to see the war to its conclusion and assembled a 120,000-man army for a daring invasion of Britain. Command of this Army of England was given to General Napoleon Bonaparte, who set out on a rapid tour of the dockyards to assess the feasibility of such an expedition. His disheartening conclusion was that British naval superiority doomed any attempted invasion to failure. Instead, Bonaparte offered an alternative path to victory, suggesting that the French could threaten Britain's empire by establishing a colony in Egypt.
Among the sources we have used are the following:
«The Campaigns of Napoleon» (David Chandler)
«Napoléon Bonaparte Correspondance générale»
Bonaparte in Egypt - J. Christopher Herold
Music: EpidemicSound.com
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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 in the Mediterranean. What followed was a campaign featuring legendary battles, ruthless occupation and immense hardship.
-----------------------------------
📚 Further reading:
“Bonaparte in Egypt” by J. Christopher Herold (1962) UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781934757765 / US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9781934757765
“Napoleon in Egypt” by Paul Strathern (2007) UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781844139170 / US: https://bookshop.org/a/99532/9780553385243
You can visit our online bookshop to find great books on Napoleon and other topics:
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Napoleon's march sparked an interest to Egypt in Europe.
General Bonaparte had a major success under Toulon, suppressed the royalist rebellion, and fought a successful Italian campaign.
The government feared the growth of his influence and wanted to remove him from Paris.
The conquest of Egyptian territories of the Ottoman Empire had long been discussed in France: a strike on Egypt would weaken England's trade and give France a bridgehead in the Mediterranean.
Napoleon seized Malta without a fight, his ships eluded Nelson's squadron.
In the Battle of the Pyramids, the French army defeated the cavalry of the Mamluks, Egypt's ruling military elite.
But Nelson found and destroyed the French fleet.
Napoleon won victories, but could not get reinforcements or bring the army home. The Egyptian campaign reached an impasse.
Meanwhile, Suvorov thwarted the successes of the French in Italy and was heading towards Paris.
Napoleon abandoned his army and hurried to the capital.
When he became consul, he secured the return of his surrendering forces.
(c) The International Organization of Families "Big Family"
made with support
THE PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION FOR CULTURAL INITIATIVES
all video on foma.ru
The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. Beginning on 10 May 1940, German forces defeated Allied forces in a series of mobile operations, eventually leading to the conquest of France, Belgium and the Netherlands and the end of land operations on what had been the Western Front.
The German plan for the invasion of France consisted of two main operations. In Fall Gelb (Case Yellow), German armoured units pushed through the Ardennes and then along the Somme valley to cut off and surround the Allied units, that had advanced into Belgium to meet the expected German threat. When British, Belgian and adjacent French forces were pushed back to the sea, by the mobile and well-organized German operation, the British government decided to evacuate the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) as well as several French divisions at Dunkirk in Operation Dynamo.
After the withdrawal of the BEF, the German forces launched a second operation, Fall Rot (Case Red) on 5 June 1940. While the depleted French forces put up stiff initial resistance, German air superiority and armoured mobility overwhelmed the remaining French forces. German armour outflanked the Maginot Line and pushed deep into France, with German forces arriving in Paris unopposed on 14 June. This caused a chaotic period of flight for the French government and ended organised French military resistance. German commanders met with French officials on 18 June with the goal of the forcing the new French government to acceptance all of the agreements in an armistice offered by Germany. Chief among the government leaders was Marshal Philippe Pétain, the newly appointed prime minister and one of the supporters of an armistice.