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Massacres committed by the French First Republic

  • Revolt of CairoIn 1798, Napoleon led the French army into Egypt. He swiftly captured and occupied Alexandria and Cairo. The campaign began with a bold military move across…
  • Siege of JaffaNapoleon Bonaparte stood at the edge of the Levant in early March 1799. His fleet had been destroyed, yet he pushed forward into Ottoman territories.
  • Siege of Toulon (1793)The insurrection of the 31st of May to the 2nd of June 1793 triggered a Federalist revolt that quickly engulfed Toulon. Local Federalists evicted the Jacobin…