Egyptian Expedition and the Scientific Commission (1798–1801)

1. French expedition sails with scientific commission

   Mar 16, 1798Labels: Commission des, French expedition

   • Commission
   • Britannica Nile

2. French forces seize Malta en route

   Jun 10, 1798Labels: Malta, French forces

   • Malta invasion
   • Britannica Nile

3. Napoleon lands near Alexandria

   Jul 1, 1798Labels: Alexandria, French army

   • Napoleon chron
   • Britannica Nile

4. Battle of the Pyramids opens road to Cairo

   Jul 21, 1798Labels: Battle of, Mamluks

   • Britannica Pyramids
   • Pyramids battle

5. Royal Navy wins Battle of the Nile

   Aug 1, 1798Labels: Battle of, Royal Navy

   • Britannica Nile
   • Nile battle

6. Institut d’Égypte founded in Cairo

   Aug 22, 1798Labels: Institut d, Napoleon

   • Institut d gypte
   • Commission

7. Courier de l’Égypte begins printing

   Aug 29, 1798Labels: Courier de, Institut d

   • Courier
   • Gallica archive

8. Siege of Acre ends Napoleon’s Syria push

   May 21, 1799Labels: Siege of, Napoleon

   • Britannica Acre
   • Acre siege

9. Rosetta Stone discovered at Fort Julien

   Jul 15, 1799Labels: Rosetta Stone, Fort Julien

   • AP History
   • Rosetta Stone

10. Napoleon leaves Egypt; Kléber takes command

    Aug 22, 1799Labels: Napoleon, Jean-Baptiste Kl

    • Napoleon chron
    • Heliopolis context

11. Convention of El Arish signed for evacuation

    Jan 24, 1800Labels: Convention of, Ottoman Empire

    • El Arish
    • Heliopolis context

12. Battle of Heliopolis restores French position

    Mar 20, 1800Labels: Battle of, Kl ber

    • Heliopolis battle
    • Napoleon empire

13. Kléber assassinated in Cairo

    Jun 14, 1800Labels: Kl ber, Suleiman al-Halabi

    • Suleiman al Halabi
    • Kl ber bio

14. Capitulation of Alexandria ends the expedition

    Sep 1, 1801Labels: Capitulation of, British forces

    • Capitulation
    • Rosetta Stone

15. Description de l’Égypte begins publication

    Jan 1, 1809Labels: Description de, French authorities

    • Britannica Description
    • Description overview

16. Champollion presents key to hieroglyphs

    Sep 27, 1822Labels: Jean-Fran ois, Rosetta Stone

    • Lettre Dacier
    • LiveScience 1822

17. Final volume of Description de l’Égypte appears

    Jan 1, 1829Labels: Description de, final volume

    • Description dates
    • Britannica Description