Jean-Benoît Pfeiffer Livres

Passionate about this prestigious function and fascinated by these men who have gone to fight often, their prestigious stick for the only weapon. The author have collected a collection of documents and toy soldiers dedicated to these military proud, completed by a series of soldiers In paper that brings together some of the most beautiful images of higher drums from the end of the 18th century until the end of the 20th century.

The Napoleonic campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798-1801) was fought in the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria, proclaimed to defend French trade interests, to establish scientific enterprise in the region and ultimately to drive away the British from the Indian subcontinent. It was the primary purpose of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798, a series of naval engagements that included the capture of Malta. The campaign ended in defeat for Napoleon, and the withdrawal of French troops from the region. On the scientific front, the expedition eventually led to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, creating the field of Egyptology.