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Article NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION OF BUONAPARTE. ← Page 4 of 6 →
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Narrative Of The Expedition Of Buonaparte.
owing to the freshness of the nights . Notwithstanding fifteen days of marching , fatigues of every kind , the absolute ^ want of wine , and every thing else to alleviate fatigue , we have had no sickness . 1 he soldiers have found great resources in a kind of water-melons , whicti are in great abundance . ' ... ro „„ or „ i On the all of August , Buonaparte ordered the division of General General Leclerc of tiie
Reynier to advance to Elhana , to support cavalry , who was engaged with a body of Arabs , mounted on horseback , and the peasants of the country , whom Ibrahim Bey had found means to colled . He killed about fif y of the peasants , with a few . of the Arabs , and took possession of the village of Elhana . tit . dispatched also the divisions commanded by General Lmmes , and tM commanded by General Pugua . They proceeded by forced ma , ches toward fivria . drivinsr always before them Ibrahim Bey , and theaimy
which he commanded . Before they arrived at Belbeys they rescued part of a caravan of Mecca , whom the Arabs had taken pnsoneis , and were conveying to the desart , into which they had already penetrated to the distance of two leagues . The French caused them to be conducted to Cairo under a strong escort . They found at Lvu . em another part of the caravan , consisting of merchants , who hau oeen afterwards dismissed and
plunfirst stopped by Ibrahim Bey , and , dered bvthe Arabs . The General caused their scattered effects to be collected and condufted to Cairo . The quantity p lundered by the Arabs must have been considerable . One merchant assured Buonaparte that he had lost shawls and other India goods to the amount of two hundred thousand This merchant had with
himaccrowns . , cording to the custom of the country , all bis ' women . I he Oenetai says , «' l save them a supper , and provided them with camels to carry them to Cairo . Several of them were exceedingly genteel , but thenfaces were veiled , a custom to which it is difficult for the army to be in
reconciled . ' The French arrived at Salehich , which is the last - habited place of Egypt where there is good water , and where the desart commences which separates Syria from Egypt . As lrjianm Bey , with his army , his treasures and his women , had just quitted Salehich , they pursued him with a few cavalry , and saw his immense baggage file off before them . A party of 150 Arabs , who accompanied in order to share the
the French , proposed to charge with them , m booty : night aporoached , the horses were fatigued , and the infantry at a great distance . General Leclerc charged the rear guard , and took from them two pieces of cannon , and- about fifty camels , acieii with tents and different effects . The Mamelukes supported the charge with the utmost courage . D'Estrus , Chef d ' escadron 01 ' Aidde
buihussars , was mortally wounded , and Buonapartes --camp , kovvsti , received seven or eight wounds from a sabre , andsevewu from fire-arms . The Mamelukes are remarkably brave , and would form an excellent corps of light cavalry : they are richl y ^ f ' armed with the greatest care , and mounted upon horses of the best quality . Each officer of the staff and each hussar engaged in sing e combat , Lassaile , chef de brigade , dropped his sword in the niuluie
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Narrative Of The Expedition Of Buonaparte.
owing to the freshness of the nights . Notwithstanding fifteen days of marching , fatigues of every kind , the absolute ^ want of wine , and every thing else to alleviate fatigue , we have had no sickness . 1 he soldiers have found great resources in a kind of water-melons , whicti are in great abundance . ' ... ro „„ or „ i On the all of August , Buonaparte ordered the division of General General Leclerc of tiie
Reynier to advance to Elhana , to support cavalry , who was engaged with a body of Arabs , mounted on horseback , and the peasants of the country , whom Ibrahim Bey had found means to colled . He killed about fif y of the peasants , with a few . of the Arabs , and took possession of the village of Elhana . tit . dispatched also the divisions commanded by General Lmmes , and tM commanded by General Pugua . They proceeded by forced ma , ches toward fivria . drivinsr always before them Ibrahim Bey , and theaimy
which he commanded . Before they arrived at Belbeys they rescued part of a caravan of Mecca , whom the Arabs had taken pnsoneis , and were conveying to the desart , into which they had already penetrated to the distance of two leagues . The French caused them to be conducted to Cairo under a strong escort . They found at Lvu . em another part of the caravan , consisting of merchants , who hau oeen afterwards dismissed and
plunfirst stopped by Ibrahim Bey , and , dered bvthe Arabs . The General caused their scattered effects to be collected and condufted to Cairo . The quantity p lundered by the Arabs must have been considerable . One merchant assured Buonaparte that he had lost shawls and other India goods to the amount of two hundred thousand This merchant had with
himaccrowns . , cording to the custom of the country , all bis ' women . I he Oenetai says , «' l save them a supper , and provided them with camels to carry them to Cairo . Several of them were exceedingly genteel , but thenfaces were veiled , a custom to which it is difficult for the army to be in
reconciled . ' The French arrived at Salehich , which is the last - habited place of Egypt where there is good water , and where the desart commences which separates Syria from Egypt . As lrjianm Bey , with his army , his treasures and his women , had just quitted Salehich , they pursued him with a few cavalry , and saw his immense baggage file off before them . A party of 150 Arabs , who accompanied in order to share the
the French , proposed to charge with them , m booty : night aporoached , the horses were fatigued , and the infantry at a great distance . General Leclerc charged the rear guard , and took from them two pieces of cannon , and- about fifty camels , acieii with tents and different effects . The Mamelukes supported the charge with the utmost courage . D'Estrus , Chef d ' escadron 01 ' Aidde
buihussars , was mortally wounded , and Buonapartes --camp , kovvsti , received seven or eight wounds from a sabre , andsevewu from fire-arms . The Mamelukes are remarkably brave , and would form an excellent corps of light cavalry : they are richl y ^ f ' armed with the greatest care , and mounted upon horses of the best quality . Each officer of the staff and each hussar engaged in sing e combat , Lassaile , chef de brigade , dropped his sword in the niuluie