Title: Scientific Methodology And Sources For Studying The British Campaign In Egypt In 1807, An Analytical Study
Authors: Mahmoud Ahmed Darwish
Volume: 9
Issue: 1
Pages: 163-171
Publication Date: 2025/01/28
Abstract:
There is no doubt that the great victory achieved by the Egyptians over the invading British army in 1807, and the people of the city of Rosetta took on this task, as they achieved the greatest victory in the nineteenth century, when the city of Rosetta defeated the army of the great empire. This research deals with the methodology of studying the military campaign that Britain directed to Egypt, which resulted in the occupation of Alexandria, whose defenses and fortifications were neglected by the Ottomans and whose defending forces were reduced to the point that the city fell and was unable to confront the campaign forces, and the battle that took place on the land of Rosetta, which was between unequal forces, between the people of Rosetta led by Ali Bey Al-Salankli, the governor of the city and Hassan Krit, the leader of the popular resistance. The army of the British Empire led by Major General Mackenzie Fraser, in which the people of Rosetta won a crushing victory, and achieved the most severe defeats in the history of the British military, and settled the global conflict between the great powers at that time, and it aroused regret in the souls of political and military leaders that a small city like Rosetta confronted and defeated the army of the British Empire, according to them. The research dealt with scientific methodology and sources for studying the British campaign in Egypt in 1807 through: The scientific methodology for the book, Al-Jabarti (1820), Douin, Georges (1928), British documents 21st November 1806 to 21st October 1807, An eyewitness by the pseudonym "Miles"(1837-1838), The difference between Al-Jabarti and British documents, and Darwish, M. A. (2021)