DOC The Muslim Heritage of Bengal: The Lives; Thoughts and Achievements of Great Muslim Scholars; Writers and Reformers of Bangladesh and West Bengal by Muhammad Mojlum Khan in History

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In 1800 the British army's reputation was in tatters; having experienced nothing but failure in wars across the world for forty years; at home; a divided cabinet had to face the problem of Egypt; which had been occupied by Napoleon's Army of the Orient since 1798. The task of ejecting France fell to a disparate band of soldiers led by Sir Ralph Abercromby which; against all the odds; defeated the French army on 21 March 1801; bringing Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign to a definitive and crushing end. Piers Mackesy vividly brings to life the events of the battle; revealing how Abercromby's brilliantly-executed strategy restored the honour of the British army and averted disaster for the Empire. (2017-04-10)