#historical events
Napoleon slams a hand down, rattling ink bottles and challenging the conviction of his lieutenants. Word has come: Egypt is lost. The day folds under the weight of their defeat, and sweat burdens the brow. After a swift reign of only seven years, the French are forced into the fringes of Alexandria. The British have brutalized their way into Cairo, supported by axed, surly Ottomans. Egypt sways in the balance, tight-roped between world powers. Napoleon seethes and surrenders. What he…
