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The War in Syria, Volume 2 (of 2)

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A first-person naval and diplomatic account of the 1840 Syrian campaign and Egyptian negotiations, combining action reports, official correspondence, and travel narrative. The author recounts blockades, conventions and their disputes, interactions with admirals, generals, and ambassadors, and the manoeuvres to compel Egyptian withdrawal from Syria and surrender of its fleet. Detailed chapters cover visits to Alexandria and Cairo, inspections of the Nile and pyramids, commercial and logistical concerns such as the cotton crop, and evaluations of Ottoman, Egyptian, and European diplomatic moves, blending operational detail with observations on local society and military administration.

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Title: The War in Syria, Volume 2 (of 2)

Author: Charles Napier

Release date: May 20, 2017 [eBook #54751]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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THE
WAR IN SYRIA.

BY
COMMODORE SIR CHARLES NAPIER, K.C.B.,
&c., &c., &c.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:
JOHN W. PARKER, WEST STRAND.

M.DCCC.XLII.
London:
Harrison and Co., Printers,
St. Martin’s Lane.