Le port d’Alexandrie, pivot stratégique de la campagne d’Égypte (1798-1801)

Le port d’Alexandrie, pivot stratégique de la campagne d’Égypte (1798-1801)

This paper analyses the role of the port of Alexandria during the Egyptian Campaign. Home port of the fleet (what is left after the Aboukir battle), Alexandria becomes the strategic pivot of the French disposition of forces. It is the logistic bridgehead as the node of communications between Egypt,...

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Auteurs principaux: Bruyère-Ostells, Walter, Pouget, Benoît
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Publié: 2016
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spelling cairn-RHA_282_0079RHARevue Historique des Armées https://shs.cairn.info/revue-historique-des-armees-2016-1-page-79?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rha.282.0079 Le port d’Alexandrie, pivot stratégique de la campagne d’Égypte (1798-1801) Bruyère-Ostells, WalterPouget, Benoît2016 fre Revue Historique des Armées | 282 | 1 | 2016-01-01 | p. 79-91 | 0035-3299 RHA_2821 This paper analyses the role of the port of Alexandria during the Egyptian Campaign. Home port of the fleet (what is left after the Aboukir battle), Alexandria becomes the strategic pivot of the French disposition of forces. It is the logistic bridgehead as the node of communications between Egypt, the other French positions in the Mediterranean and France. It is also used to support land operations in Egypt and Syria. For this reason the port administration is constantly watched over and adapted, as with the creation of the “Préfecture maritime” (port administration center).Cairn restricted access
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description This paper analyses the role of the port of Alexandria during the Egyptian Campaign. Home port of the fleet (what is left after the Aboukir battle), Alexandria becomes the strategic pivot of the French disposition of forces. It is the logistic bridgehead as the node of communications between Egypt, the other French positions in the Mediterranean and France. It is also used to support land operations in Egypt and Syria. For this reason the port administration is constantly watched over and adapted, as with the creation of the “Préfecture maritime” (port administration center).
author Bruyère-Ostells, Walter
Pouget, Benoît
spellingShingle Bruyère-Ostells, Walter
Pouget, Benoît
Le port d’Alexandrie, pivot stratégique de la campagne d’Égypte (1798-1801)
author_facet Bruyère-Ostells, Walter
Pouget, Benoît
author_sort Bruyère-Ostells, Walter
title Le port d’Alexandrie, pivot stratégique de la campagne d’Égypte (1798-1801)
title_short Le port d’Alexandrie, pivot stratégique de la campagne d’Égypte (1798-1801)
title_full Le port d’Alexandrie, pivot stratégique de la campagne d’Égypte (1798-1801)
title_fullStr Le port d’Alexandrie, pivot stratégique de la campagne d’Égypte (1798-1801)
title_full_unstemmed Le port d’Alexandrie, pivot stratégique de la campagne d’Égypte (1798-1801)
title_sort le port d’alexandrie, pivot stratégique de la campagne d’égypte (1798-1801)
publishDate 2016
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