الحملة المشتركة (البريطانية العثمانية)‎ و نهاية الفرنسيين في مصر

Abstract EN

The Arab states under the Ottoman rule were not attacked by the European political powers until the arrival of the French campaign to Egypt in 1798.

Egypt was attacked in the late 18th and early 19th century by a French invasion led by Napoleon Bonaparte, as a result of French ambitions and French-British rivalry.

The French campaign showed the significance of the Middle East, especially Egypt's great strategic importance between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, which made it an important center for the trade of East and West.

As well as its geographical location in the middle of the three continents Asia, Africa and Europe.

This has spooked the major European countries, including Britain, which have increased its interests, thus increasing the colonial rivalry.

Napoleon's takeover of Egypt made it a French colony that could be used as a base to attack the British colonies in India.

Which greatly affects Britain's trade.

British diplomacy has played a key role in determining the European balance.

Hence, the British diplomacy has played a basic role in verification the European balance, then it began supporting the Ottoman rule over Egypt and working on getting the French out of it, not only to protect its interests but to stabilize its feet in the Middle East.