Kairo, Jerusalem und Damaskus:. e Enterprise von^^^ Bonaparte, aber sein Objekt wurde undoubtedlyto Streik ein Schlag in Großbritannien, und die letzteren Landes bemüht es zu Beginn zu stoppen, und succeededin lähmenden und es schließlich zu einer disas - trous Kündigung. Über die Geschichte der Französischen oc-cupation in Ägypten, welches oft beschrieben worden ist, brauchen wir nicht hère ausdehnen; die Beys wurden so viel puteut gerechnet durch die Taktik der greatestgênerai der âge Als der Sultan Ghuri hatte putout Seiner wurde durch die Artillerie der Sultan Selim. Thecapture der ägyptischen Hauptstadt Cau

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Cairo, Jerusalem, and Damascus: . e enterprise of^^^ Bonaparte, but its object was undoubtedlyto strike a blow at Great Britain, and the latter coun-try endeavoured to stop it at the outset, and succeededin crippling it and eventually bringing it to a disas-trous termination. On the history of the French oc-cupation of Egypt, which has often been described, we need not dilate hère; the Beys were as much puteut of their reckoning by the tactics of the greatestgênerai of the âge as the Sultan Ghuri had been putout of his by the artillery of the Sultan Selim. Thecapture of the Egyptian capital caused the plunderof many houses by the invaders and the mob, andbesides meant the desecration of numerous religiousédifices which were required for the French Systemof fortification. After the naval engagement of AbuiKir had resulted in the annihilation of the Frenchfleet, the people of Cairo rose against the invader andbarricaded the streets. Bonaparte planted artilleryon ail high points, partly destroyed the Husainiyyah [256]. THE KHEDIVIA POLDERI quarter where the fiercest résistance had been made, and occupied al-Azhar, which had been the head-quarters of disafïection, with a force. Cavalrystabled their horses in the great home of Moslemlearning, smashed the coloured lamps and tried toerase the verses of the Koran with which the wallswere decorated. Only after complète submission onthe part of the insurgents, and the intercession of themost esteemed sheik, did the French gênerai agréeto withdraw his soldiery from the Mosque. Short as was the French occupation of Cairo, itmarked the introduction of European methods intothe government of the city, which it was left to theKhedivial f amily to carry out. The gâtes which hadformerly closed the streets and lanes were ail re-moved by order of the French commander; the prac-tice of lighting the streets at nights was introduced, and for administrative purposes the city was dividedinto eight quarters (or rather eighths), each u

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• bookcentury1900
• bookdecade1910
• bookpublishernewyo
• bookyear1912