1798 : un tournant pour les Français en Méditerranée
The year 1798 was a major turning point in French presence in the Mediterranean area. On the one hand, the European conquest forced the authorities to give a clear definition of what it meant to be French and what rights could be granted in the Ottoman territories. On the other hand, France’s failur...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires du Midi
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/diasporas/9641 |
| Summary: | The year 1798 was a major turning point in French presence in the Mediterranean area. On the one hand, the European conquest forced the authorities to give a clear definition of what it meant to be French and what rights could be granted in the Ottoman territories. On the other hand, France’s failure to take Malta demonstrated its difficulties in asserting domination in the Levant. Finally, Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign created a major break in relations with the Ottoman Empire and changed French presence in the Maghreb in the long term. |
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| ISSN: | 1637-5823 2431-1472 |