Abstract:
This study deals with Reports of French Diplomats on the Conflict in Egypt after the Departure of the English Expedition. The British in Egypt and the escalation of conflicts between the superpowers in the world at that time, and all of them aspired to control the Mediterranean Sea and the key to the East, Egypt. The study deals with five reports, three of which were sent by Saint Marcel, Vice Consul of France in Alexandria, to Minister Jean-Baptiste, French Minister of Foreign Relations, sent from Alexandria, including the political situation in Egypt after the departure of the British, and dealing with the conflict between the Mamluks, which led to the suspension of peace negotiations that were Underway between Ibrahim Bey and Muhammad Ali Pasha, and the continuation of the conflict between the Mamluks and Muhammad Ali, and the start of negotiations to reconcile with the beys of Upper Egypt. It deals with a report from Drovetti to the Minister of Foreign Relations of the French Empire, about the measures taken by Muhammad Ali Pasha after the arrival of a captain in the Ottoman Navy carrying orders entrusting Muhammad Ali Pasha to assume command of the ports and coasts of Egypt, and a report from Minister Jean-Baptiste to Drovetti, regarding the events that took place Between the forces of the Pasha of Cairo and the Mamluks.
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