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  2. French invasion of Egypt and Syria - Wikipedia

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    The French army's situation was critical – the British were threatening French control of Egypt after their victory at the Battle of the Nile, Murad Bey and his army were still in the field in Upper Egypt, and the generals Menou and Dugua were only just able to maintain control of Lower Egypt. The Ottoman peasants had common cause with those ...

  3. Military history of France - Wikipedia

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    Conscripts and Deserters: The Army and French Society During the Revolution and Empire (1989) Forrest, Alan. Napoleon's Men: The Soldiers of the Revolution and Empire (2002) Greenhalgh, Elizabeth. The French Army and the First World War (2014), 486 pages; comprehensive scholarly history. Holroyd, Richard. "The Bourbon Army, 1815–1830."

  4. Timeline of Middle Eastern history - Wikipedia

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    This timeline tries to show dates of important historical events that happened in or that led to the rise of the Middle East/ South West Asia .The Middle East is the territory that comprises today's Egypt, the Persian Gulf states, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Palestine, Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

  5. List of wars involving France - Wikipedia

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    Supported during the First World War by the Central Powers: French victory First World War (1914–1918) Location: Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East, the Pacific Islands, and coast of North and South America. Allied Powers. France British Empire United Kingdom Canada Newfoundland Australia New Zealand India South Africa; Russian Empire United ...

  6. French Royal Army - Wikipedia

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    The French Royal Army (French: Armée Royale Française) was the principal land force of the Kingdom of France.It served the Bourbon dynasty from the reign of Louis XIV in the mid-17th century to that of Charles X in the 19th, with an interlude from 1792 to 1814 and another during the Hundred Days in 1815.

  7. History of the Middle East - Wikipedia

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    In 1996 and 1998, he declared war on the U.S. in response to their foreign policy in the Middle East, such as their permanent military presence in countries like Saudi Arabia. [151] On 11 September 2001 (9/11), al-Qaeda launched a series of major terrorist attacks on various targets in the U.S., killing almost 3000 people.

  8. French Army - Wikipedia

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    The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (French: Armée de terre, lit. ' Army of Land ' ), is the principal land warfare force of France , and the largest component of the French Armed Forces ; it is responsible to the Government of France , alongside the French Navy , French Air and Space Force , and the National Gendarmerie . [ 3 ]

  9. Army of the Levant - Wikipedia

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    The Army of the Levant was made up of North African infantry (tirailleurs) and cavalry , French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère), and Colonial infantry and artillery units (both French and Senegalese). Both Army of the Levant and Special Troops were responsible for keeping order in the French mandate during the interwar period.