Wednesday 6 May 2020

Battle of the pyramids

 French and mamelukes face off outside Cairo
 The egyptians have fortified Embabeh
 The french fleet sails up the Nile
 Under Murat the french left attacks the fortifications
 The dragoons rout the mass of fellahin
 While the infantry captures the earthworks

 The mamelukes charge the french riders
 The egyptians attack the center
 The french gunboat finally blows up the arabian dhow
 Surprisingly the mameluke guards break a french square
 And the dragoons are also cut to pieces
 With victory within their grasp the egyptians charge the redoubt
 Another square is charged by the guards, but this time they are repelled
 The french form a firing line...
... but too late, victory goes to the mamelukes!

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