Abu Qir

Um, so, uh, so for the ordinary Egyptian, it was a, it was basically a choice between the French and, and the Mamelukes, and they considered both of them to be foreigners.

Um, what you, um, what you get after the fall of Cairo is this terrible news which comes, which is that, um, Admiral Nelson has sailed his British fleet, uh, into Abukir, which is where the French fleet was, um, was, uh, at anchor.

And in a totally brilliant maneuver where he managed to get ships, um, between the, uh, the coastline and where the French were moored, he essentially sank the French fleet.

Mm.

Thanks to his wealth, he was able to live in easy circumstances in the provinces beyond the reach of Egyptian covetousness.

These years were marked by the entry on the scene of a mere son of the Aga, whose bravery had been remarkable at the battle of Aboukir in 1799.

Muhammad Ali already enjoyed such influence that he was able to persuade the Marmalukes to revolt against the governor Khoshroo Pasha, to excite them against the chief, to depose Korshid, Khoshroo's successor, and finally in 1806 to proclaim himself viceroy with the consent of the sublime Porte.

Two years before, Djezzar, the protector of Kamelique Pasha, had died.