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First Encounter with Europe
Twenty-five English ships approach the port of Alexandria and forewarn the people that there will be an oncoming French invasion as a naval fleet. They ask Muhammad Kurayyim to exchange water and provisions for their protection and handling of the matter but he refused. -
Attack of the French
Inhabitants of the port of al-Ajami, the Kashif and the bedouin attacked the French ships. The French succeeded in entering the town and occupied the Manshiyya. The citizens demanded for safe-conduct, were granted it and the French had them saw their emblem on their breasts. -
The French Advance
The French advanced towards Fuwwa and al-Rahmaniyya. -
Egyptian Army Attacks French
Two days earlier, the army of Murad Bey tried to launch an attack on the French but they couldn't hold their ground. Murad Bey, seeing the defeat of his army through their captains, fled along with his soldiers. -
The French Reach al-Jisr al-Aswad
The Egyptians were preparing for a war by setting up entrenchment a along the Citadel, stirring civilian disrupt. The people gathered on the banks. -
Defeat of the Egyptians
The Egyptians fought with two waves of the French army, one that came in from boats and one that showed up behind the entrenchment so and began firing cannonballs. The army fought with them for a three quarters of an hour and the Egyptians were defeated and fled back to Jiza.
