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At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt

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At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt

by G. A. Henty

English· 10:01:20· 20 chapters
This is a tale of the French expedition into Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte, aimed to establish a French colony in Egypt and to threaten English possessions in India. Edgar Blagrove, the son of an English merchantman trading in Alexandria, gets caught up in the conflict and does great service for his country against the French. (Summary by Grace Silvey)
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface

    02:24
  2. Chapter 2

    Making a Friend

    35:21
  3. Chapter 3

    A Bedouin Tribe

    33:02
  4. Chapter 4

    Left Behind

    29:39
  5. Chapter 5

    The Battle of the Pyramids

    34:46
  6. Chapter 6

    A Street Attack

    33:11
  7. Chapter 7

    The Rising in Cairo

    30:28
  8. Chapter 8

    Saved

    33:56
  9. Chapter 9

    An Egyptian Tomb

    36:02
  10. Chapter 10

    Sir Sidney Smith

    33:45
  11. Chapter 11

    A Sea-fight

    29:09
  12. Chapter 12

    Acre

    30:46
  13. Chapter 13

    A Desperate Siege

    30:02
  14. Chapter 14

    An Independent Command

    30:40
  15. Chapter 15

    A Pirate Hold

    32:13
  16. Chapter 16

    Cruising

    30:00
  17. Chapter 17

    A Visit Home

    31:01
  18. Chapter 18

    Abercrombie's Expedition

    31:52
  19. Chapter 19

    The Battle of Alexandria

    31:32
  20. Chapter 20

    Quiet and Rest

    21:31