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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Main Author: Olivier Guesdon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires du Midi 2022-12-01
Series:Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/diasporas/9641
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description 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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spelling doaj.art-ebd14a58531c48a0b331cea707f00abf2024-02-13T13:36:27ZengPresses Universitaires du MidiDiasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire1637-58232431-14722022-12-014013914110.4000/diasporas.96411798 : un tournant pour les Français en MéditerranéeOlivier GuesdonThe 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.https://journals.openedition.org/diasporas/9641French RevolutionnationdiplomacyEgyptian campaignconsuls
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1798 : un tournant pour les Français en Méditerranée
Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire
French Revolution
nation
diplomacy
Egyptian campaign
consuls
title 1798 : un tournant pour les Français en Méditerranée
title_full 1798 : un tournant pour les Français en Méditerranée
title_fullStr 1798 : un tournant pour les Français en Méditerranée
title_full_unstemmed 1798 : un tournant pour les Français en Méditerranée
title_short 1798 : un tournant pour les Français en Méditerranée
title_sort 1798 un tournant pour les francais en mediterranee
topic French Revolution
nation
diplomacy
Egyptian campaign
consuls
url https://journals.openedition.org/diasporas/9641
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