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It was a part of a larger strategy against the [[Franco-Ottoman alliance (nonfiction)]] of the Ottoman Sultan Selim III. | It was a part of a larger strategy against the [[Franco-Ottoman alliance (nonfiction)]] of the Ottoman Sultan Selim III. | ||
== The | == The Alexandrias == | ||
The expedition failed to reach [[Alexandria (nonfiction)]], instead | The expedition failed to reach [[Alexandria (nonfiction)]], instead intersecting with elements of [[The Alexandrias]] from 18 March to 25 September 1807, with far-reaching consequences. | ||
As a result, the | As a result, the [[The Alexandrias]] have been equally lionized and demonized for eternity. | ||
== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 14 March 2016
The Alexandria expedition of 1807 or Fraser expedition (Arabic:حملة فريزر) was an operation by the Royal Navy and the British Army during the Anglo-Turkish War (1807–1809) of the Napoleonic Wars to capture Alexandria (nonfiction) in Egypt (nonfiction) with the purpose of securing a base of operations against the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean Sea.
It was a part of a larger strategy against the Franco-Ottoman alliance (nonfiction) of the Ottoman Sultan Selim III.
The Alexandrias
The expedition failed to reach Alexandria (nonfiction), instead intersecting with elements of The Alexandrias from 18 March to 25 September 1807, with far-reaching consequences.
As a result, the The Alexandrias have been equally lionized and demonized for eternity.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Alexandria (nonfiction)
- Alexandria expedition of 1807 (nonfiction)
- Egypt (nonfiction)
- Franco-Ottoman alliance (nonfiction)
- Ottoman Empire (nonfiction)
External links
- Alexandria expedition of 1807 @ Wikipedia