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Events on Saturday 21 July 1798 2
1798Battle of the PyramidsNapoleon defeats the Mamluks outside CairoNapoleon's army routed the Mamluk forces of Murad Bey at Embabeh, across the Nile from Cairo, using large infantry squares against massed cavalry charges. The French entered Cairo days later and took control of Lower Egypt.
1798Battle of the PyramidsNapoleon defeats the Mamluks outside CairoNapoleon's army routed the Mamluk forces of Murad Bey at Embabeh, across the Nile from Cairo, using large infantry squares against massed cavalry charges. The French entered Cairo days later and took control of Lower Egypt.