Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 02 / 20) / faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française

The narrative follows the French expeditionary force in Egypt after its commander departs suddenly for France, leaving General Kléber in command. It chronicles the army's demoralization and factional rivalries, Kléber's early errors in stoking return sentiment, his controversial negotiations culminating in the convention of El-Arisch and the British refusal to execute it, and the renewed French success at Heliopolis. The account describes Kléber's campaign to pacify Cairo, his tactical alliance with local leaders, the colony's provisional stabilization, and the shock of Kléber's assassination with its immediate military and political consequences for the French presence in Egypt.