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867 - [MANUSCRIPT – EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN]. Summary report of the judg…
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Estimate €1,100 - €1,200
Description
[MANUSCRIPT – EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN]. Summary report of the judgement handed down against the accused in the El-Arich case, and statements in support of the officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers who distinguished themselves particularly. Undated, unsigned (January 1800). Folio, [10] folios, covered with several very legible handwritings, in folios. Copy of reports on the El-Arish affair (1799), relating to the heroic resistance of Commander Louis-Joseph-Élisabeth Cazals against the Grand Vizier’s troops, a decisive episode which led Kléber to negotiate the Convention of El-Arish (23 January 1800), providing for the evacuation of Egypt by the French army. This small file consists of copies of the original documents (detailed list available on request).
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 2 of 4 – Nos. 550 to 1084
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Auction time 08/20/2026 at 11:00 AM
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