French expedition sails with scientific commissionMar 16, 1798Labels: Commission des, French expeditionCommissionBritannica Nile
French forces seize Malta en routeJun 10, 1798Labels: Malta, French forcesMalta invasionBritannica Nile
Napoleon lands near AlexandriaJul 1, 1798Labels: Alexandria, French armyNapoleon chronBritannica Nile
Battle of the Pyramids opens road to CairoJul 21, 1798Labels: Battle of, MamluksBritannica PyramidsPyramids battle
Siege of Acre ends Napoleon’s Syria pushMay 21, 1799Labels: Siege of, NapoleonBritannica AcreAcre siege
Rosetta Stone discovered at Fort JulienJul 15, 1799Labels: Rosetta Stone, Fort JulienAP HistoryRosetta Stone
Napoleon leaves Egypt; Kléber takes commandAug 22, 1799Labels: Napoleon, Jean-Baptiste KlNapoleon chronHeliopolis context
Convention of El Arish signed for evacuationJan 24, 1800Labels: Convention of, Ottoman EmpireEl ArishHeliopolis context
Battle of Heliopolis restores French positionMar 20, 1800Labels: Battle of, Kl berHeliopolis battleNapoleon empire
Kléber assassinated in CairoJun 14, 1800Labels: Kl ber, Suleiman al-HalabiSuleiman al HalabiKl ber bio
Capitulation of Alexandria ends the expeditionSep 1, 1801Labels: Capitulation of, British forcesCapitulationRosetta Stone
Description de l’Égypte begins publicationJan 1, 1809Labels: Description de, French authoritiesBritannica DescriptionDescription overview
Champollion presents key to hieroglyphsSep 27, 1822Labels: Jean-Fran ois, Rosetta StoneLettre DacierLiveScience 1822
Final volume of Description de l’Égypte appearsJan 1, 1829Labels: Description de, final volumeDescription datesBritannica Description