Details of Napoleon's Army during expendition in Egypt
General Bonaparte and staff in Egypt
The Armée d'Orient (English: Army of the Orient ) was the French military force gathered by the French Directory to send on the expedition to Ottoman Egypt in 1798. The expedition had the intention of barring Great Britain 's route to its colonies in India and was put under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte .
Numbers: 500 men on foot and on horseback Commander: Général Reynier
Numbers: 3450 men
Made up of the following regiments:
Commander: Général Louis André Bon
Numbers: 4700 men
Made up of the following regiments:
Division Dumas (cavalry)[ edit ] Commander: Général Dumas
Numbers: 3050 men
Made up of the following regiments:
Division Dommartin (Artillery)[ edit ] Commander of the artillery: Général Dommartin
Firepower: 171 artillery pieces, including:
Numbers: 3150 men
Split between:
3 cavalry companies
6 infantry companies
3éme Compagnie du 4éme Régiment d'Artillerie à Cheval
2éme Compagnie du 5éme Régiment d'Artillerie à Cheval
3éme and 11éme Compagnies du 1er Régiment d'Artillerie à Pied
1er, 2e, 6e, 7e, and 10éme Compagnies du 4éme Régiment d'Artillerie à Pied
9 companies of demi-brigades Division Caffarelli (engineers)[ edit ] Corsica: 3600 men of:
23e demi-brigade d'infanterie légère: 3 battalions, totalling 2500 men
1er bataillon de la 86e demi-brigades d'infanterie de ligne: 1 battalion, totalling 1100 men
Malta: 8000 men
Division Chabot : 4000 men of:
6e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne: 3 battalions, totalling 1000 men
79e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne: 3 battalions, totalling 3000 men
Division Vaubois : 4000 men of
3e bataillon de la 7e demi-brigade d'infanterie légère: 1 battalion, totalling 1150 men
19e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne: 2 battalions, totalling 1050 men
1er bataillon de la 80e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne: 1 battalion, totalling 550 men
Various elements drawn from 6e and 41e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne as well as from 23e demi-brigade d'infanterie légère : 1200 men
Known as the Escadre d'Orient , the ships of the taskforce transported the land troops and at times during the campaign operated in tandem with them.
Commanded by Admiral Brueys
Numbers: 335 boats, of which only 55 were armed 15, of which 2 were armed "en flûte "
13 (7 armed "en flûte")
40 guns :
36 guns :
30 guns :
References and notes [ edit ]