French Campaign

223 years-ago, Egypt’s Rosetta Stone was discovered

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 - 10:52 GMT

The Rosetta Stone is currently housed in the British Museum, after the British seized it in 1801 from the French campaign.

Memory of the day: Naval Battle of Navarino takes place in 1827

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 - 11:21 GMT

In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on October 20.

Memory of the day: Egyptian television begins broadcasting in 1960

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 - 12:37 GMT

On July 21, many important events took place.

July 19 marks discovery of Egypt’s Rosetta Stone 222 years ago

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 - 01:14 GMT

The Rosetta Stone was discovered by the French expedition in 1799 AD. It was discovered by a French officer named Bouchard on July 19, 1799.

Memory of the day: Fleet of French campaign arrives to coast of Alexandria in 1798

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 - 01:08 GMT

On July 1, many important events took place.

Memory of the day: French Consul in Cairo calls on France to occupy Egypt to protect French interests in 1795

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 - 10:38 GMT

On June 17, many important events took place.

Memory of the day: French military commander Kléber assassinated in Cairo in 1800

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 - 12:29 GMT

On June 14, many important events took place.

Universite Francaise d’Egypte removes ad video after Twitter anger over ‘historical fallacies’

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 - 02:24 GMT

In the narration, the man embodying Bonaparte’s character said that the French leader is the one who deciphered Rosetta Stone.

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