Capitulation of Alexandria (1801)

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Capitulation of Alexandria (1801)
The Rosetta Stone now in the
British Museum, London
ContextEnd of the French expedition to Egypt
Signed1801
LocationAlexandria, Egypt

The Capitulation of Alexandria in August 1801 brought to an end the French expedition to Egypt.

Background

French troops, who had been abandoned by

Napoleon Bonaparte who left for France never to return, had been defeated by British and Ottoman forces, and had retreated to Alexandria where they were besieged. On 30 August 1801 the French general Abdullah Jacques-François Menou offered to surrender and proposed terms, which were considered, partly accepted and in many details amended, by the British general John Hely-Hutchinson and admiral Lord Keith
.

Text

The text of the Capitulation is printed in full in Robert Wilson's History of the British expedition to Egypt.

General-in-Chief Menou, Admiral Keith, Lt.-General Hely-Hutchinson, Lt.-Col. James Kempt, and the Kapudan Pasha Küçük Hüseyin Pasha
, representing the Ottoman forces.

Transfer of Egyptian antiquities

Under Article 16 of the capitulation "the Arabian manuscripts, the statues, and the other collections which have been made for the French Republic, shall be considered as public property, and subject to the disposal of the generals of the combined army." This led to the transfer to British possession of the

Institut d'Egypte
.

Spoils

At the Capitulation, the British discovered the French warships Cause,

d.[3]

Notes

  1. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2
    .

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Robert (1803). History of the British Expedition to Egypt (2nd ed.). London: T. Egerton. pp. 346–353. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. ^ "No. 15426". The London Gazette. 10 November 1801. p. 1354.
  3. OCLC 884012387
    .

External links
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