Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt: 1798 Historical Battle of the Pyramids | Total War Battle

The Battle of the Pyramids, also known as the Battle of Embabeh, was a major engagement fought on 21 July 1798, during the French Invasion of Egypt. The battle took place near the village of Embabeh, across the Nile River from Cairo, but was named by Napoleon after the Great Pyramid of Giza visible nearly 9 miles away.
Game - Total War: Napoleon
00:00 Napoleon invades Egypt
02:52 The march through the desert
03:19 French attacked in the desert
04:33 The French move forward
05:32 The Mamluk armies assemble
06:45 The Battle at Shubra Khit
08:10 The Battle on the Nile
08:41 The Mamluks withdraw
09:25 The French position
09:44 The Battle of the Pyramids
11:16 The Battle at Embabeh
11:50 The Mamluks retreat
12:20 Aftermath

[@Georgieastra]

Napoleon abandoned his army and literally sneaked away: Bonaparte thus spontaneously decided to return to France. According to an accusatory letter by General Kléber, his successor in Egypt, Napoleon also foresaw that the army was getting yet weaker from losses in battle and to disease and would soon have to surrender and be taken prisoner by its enemies, which would destroy all the prestige he had won by his many victories. [48] He only shared the secret of his return with a small number of friends whose discretion and loyalty were well-known. He left Cairo in August on the pretext of a voyage in the Nile Delta without arousing suspicion, accompanied by the scholars Monge and Berthollet, the painter Denon, and generals Berthier, Murat, Lannes and Marmont. On 23 August, a proclamation informed the army that Bonaparte had transferred his powers as commander in chief to General Kléber. This news was taken badly, with the soldiers angry with Bonaparte and the French government for leaving them behind,

[@paulhomsy2751]

You're correct. At that time, Kleber who was 41 and had covered himself in glory was closer to the men and more popular than Napoleon who was much younger. Kleber was furious at the manner in which Napoleon had handed him indirectly through intermediaries, the control of the French Army in Egypt. Kleber was expecting a direct hand over as his rank would have commanded.

[@elitely6748]

Love how beautiful Total War still is ,I love the Napoleonic era I seriously gotta study it more and Victorian. But amazing video man would be awesome if we got a Total War Napoleon 2!

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks for watching man, yeah I hope for a medieval 3 total war too🤣

[@randymillhouse791]

Perhaps you would also enjoy typhoid and syphilis?

[@malgusvitiate7002]

Another majestic video as usual! I have a few suggestions for future videos, including the Battle of Kadesh (1274 B.C.E.) and Bay vs Amenmesse (non-historical) for Pharaoh, Battle of Artaxata (68 B.C.E.) and Baktria vs Ardiaei (non-historical) for Rome II, and the Battle of Ravenna (476 C.E.) and Burgundians vs Jutes (non-historical) for Attila. As always, keep up the great work pumping out new videos featuring both historical and non-historical battles👍😁!

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks for watching and your support bro ! It’s funny you mention that as I am currently working on the battle of Kadesh, now you’ve mentioned it I’ll definitely look into doing the other ones too 👍

[@malgusvitiate7002]

@@cinematicbattles559 You’re welcome!

[@ashiinsane90]

@@cinematicbattles559 Ramses II and Thutmose III have many recorded battles, hope you cover them. Battle of Durra, Megiddo and many others.

[@continuityntw]

Very spot on! Particularly liked the aerial view 11:50, probably inspired by the film Waterloo. We make cinematic videos in Napoleon: Total War as well, would be nice to cooperate in future projects!

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks man feel free to reach out any time 😁

[@au-contraire]

So much better than Ridley Scott's film...

[@neilritson7445]

Brilliant! thank you!

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks for watching 😁

[@newatlantisrepublic6844]

Love the thumbnail of Ambassador Molari overseeing Centauri troops

[@user-gn4jb9mg3x]

Great work i dont know why ur so underrated but you need more views

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks man I appreciate it

[@saulchapnick1566]

Who the heck sends soldiers to Egypt during the height of the summer wearing wool uniforms?

[@myview5840]

The same people who told scottish settlers that they would need woolly jumpers for a new life in Panama.

[@anathardayaldar]

The same people who send german soldiers into russia in the Autumn without wintergear.

[@harvardarchaeologydept3799]

The same white race of people that were created by yacub. You guys are in deep doodoo if you don’t know that history. Benjamin Franklin knew it and wrote literature about it…..Napoleon knew when he entered egypt…..Hitler knew it from the french and tried to copy it immediately with aryan race knowledge.

[@davidrushworth8286]

The same person who led his army into Russia at the onset of winter .

[@MomentsInTrading]

This was cool! 👍🏻

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

When Napoleon got to the pyramids, it was on a very misty day. When he looked up at them, he said. _"I can't see the point of these pyramids"_ 8-))...

[@philRminiatures]

Interesting and informative video...Looks superb and very atmospheric!

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks glad you enjoyed 😁

[@BringMeTotalWar]

Good Job Mate!

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks bro

[@nickcanning]

Nice use of Napoleon total war to tell the story. well done.

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks 😄

[@Hellfurian1972]

Well done. Subbed.

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks for the sub!

[@hiramabiff2017]

And Napoleon abandoned over 30,000 veteran troops and a estimated 70.000 camp followers in Egypt and sailed back to France when he realised the campaign was lost, many of whom were enslaved by the Arabs. Less than 6000 made it back home.

[@potato88872]

And ?

[@sketchyold]

(Shhh! No such things as European slaves!)

[@hiramabiff2017]

hahahaha Next thing your be saying is the Barbary pirates never raided the Irish & Norwegian coastlines taking prized white slaves back to the middle east..... @@sketchyold

[@thenapoleanhistorybuff]

Shh bro we don't talk about when I did that😅

[@hiramabiff2017]

😇oppps my mistake. I suppose the retreat from Moscow is not another good one to mention 😁 @@thenapoleanhistorybuff

[@manoul71]

great job

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks man

[@kazrab8894]

Okay, I'm curious. HOW DID YOU GET THESE GRAPHIC SETTING!?!?!

[@thenapoleanhistorybuff]

Dayum this is a tight vid keep making vids about me like this.

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it

[@michaelkelly9545]

Ridley Scott’s napoleon was a big let down for him. Expected so much more. Didn’t know what was happening half the time

[@cinematicbattles559]

That's a shame, I haven't seen it yet but haven't heard much good about it

[@davidkelly4357]

It was so focussed on his obsession with Joséphine that even my wife found the movie boring. Imagine, a movie about _Napoleon_ being boring. 🤦‍♂

[@KaiserWellington]

I enjoyed all 12 minutes of this video more than the movie.

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks man, I've not seen it yet but I keep hearing that it's disappointing :(

[@KaiserWellington]

No problem! yeah, it's very very disappointing but anyway, I love your videos. Keep it up!

[@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy]

In the fight against Lord Nelson at the Nile, the French forgot to set two anchors to keep their ships in a tight immovable formation. When the winds shifted, a hole appeared in the end of the French line of battle. The English slipped behind the French and attacked from both sides. This doubled the amount of damage the English could do; the French could only man one side of their guns at a time. The French flagship was given a great deal of attention by the English gunners.

[@inwedavid6919]

And English sneak attack the french navy while the 2 countries where not officially at war and Napoleon has not taken power yet, he was not Emperor, no president, just a general.

[@thomashutton1963]

Not 'officially' but serious adversaries to be sure@@inwedavid6919

[@johnwilletts3984]

Hardly a sneak attack as the French knew a British fleet was looking for them and so they formed the defensive anchored line. As for war - The French ‘Army of England’ stood ready on the French side of the channel to invade Britain from 1798 to 1802. Then again from 1803 to 1805.

[@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy]

@@johnwilletts3984 Who said anything about a sneak attack? OK, that was someone else and you responded to the wrong post. If the French fleet had set anchors on both ends of their ships, the gap that the English slipped through would not have formed. That's why they got double gunned. The ships only had crew to arm one side of the ship at a time. England could blast away at their backs without taking a shot in response. England is a castle. The Channel is their moat. Maybe that's why they call it the English Channel and not the French Channel.

[@thegrandpoobaa4847]

The Grand Battle Mod will do you some good at showing visuals and scale.

[@t0mcat683]

Please do either 1st day of somme or chancellorsville

[@yolobuck2553]

this is far better than ridly scotts "napoleon"

[@jacklarue7049]

Very nice video, well done! Sorry that I can’t like it because I only like music so that my ‘liked videos’ are my playlist of all the thousands of songs I like. You did earn one better though, an alert subscription and comment for some algorithm love! Keep it up, I expect some quality videos from now on, friend!

[@cinematicbattles559]

Understandable 🤣 thanks man I appreciate the support

[@davidkelly4357]

Imagine having to march across the desert in those ridiculous uniforms.

[@christiancruiz9044]

More of this should of been in the movie

[@Sovietcomrade45]

You should’ve used the militia for the french or the French marines or maybe the old guard maybe even middle guard if this was darthmod since the shakos are anachronistic since shakos were not introduced until 1801

[@rickdoehler502]

The toll notes at the end of the video is another case of the victors write the history.

[@iron4517]

nice

[@cinematicbattles559]

Thanks bro

[@user-sj7vn5xd7z]

The uniforms of the French army are anachronistic and correspond to the 1806 - 1807 campaign in Europe... The French infantry had cocked hats and not shakos ; the clothing of Bonaparte was different and so on ...

[@jtcouch]

Why.......................................did Napoleon get sent (or request to be sent) to Egypt, when France itself was threatened by half of Europe?

[@cinematicbattles559]

This was before it started kicking off properly

[@t0mcat683]

please do 1st day of the somme

[@RobertDelPrete-pm7el]

I believe some of my northern Italian ancestors may have served with Napoleon in this campaign. Surnames of my ancestors appear on the rolls of the French army in this campaign. It seems they made it home but at what cost to their physical and mental well being.

[@andressoto739]

Just recently it was discovered that traumatic memories are passed down genetically. For example, great great great grandpa was almost killed by a mace and you get panic attacks whenever you see a picture of a mace. My question for you... do you get anxiety over ancestral weapons and environments?

[@harvardarchaeologydept3799]

Ya do know that Napoleon and Benjamin Franklin knew about the yacub story of how the white race was created right? Hitler knew it and tried to copy it making the aryan race. Let me know if you guys know some history.

[@BridgeportIPA]

​@@andressoto739That explains my horror at looking at purple dildos.

[@freddy8479]

What about the role of the legendary Gen. Thomas Alexandre-Dumas "THE BLACK DEVIL", Napoleon's Black Cavalry Commander in Egypt and later future adversary?

[@CamoTheGuy]

Great video and I love seeing Napoleon Total War clips but, it is pretty noticeable that you didn't really research the names or the correct pronunciations of the historical characters. 😥😥😥

[@cinematicbattles559]

My apologies the narration was generated using AI

[@user-ls3pi5bo7l]

Nice game

[@waynemcauliffe-fv5yf]

A lot of the captured French got buggered

[@grimdiannabones4361]

His ego was waaaaaay bigger than he was....

[@futuremaps]

mods?

[@SB-129]

11:57 _"Weeeeee!"_

[@dinoskaragian5390]

Something about the Greek origin of Napoleon ?

[@Gospel-of-Geoff]

Very Nice, I say. Ehem

[@Nobodyimportant696]

Every town has a Napoleon.

[@jp-um2fr]

When Napoleons body was returned to France, they accused the British of removing a certain rather male item. Of course, we denied this. The only time a British soldier was anywhere near Napoleon was while his coffin was awaiting the ship for France. It's a very silly story that if you bought this old soldier a pint he would show you his 'not tonight Josephine'.

[@harvardarchaeologydept3799]

Do you know of the YACUB STORY that napoleon knew about? White race created on the island of Patmos. Those mamalukes and Arabs knew this. They’re caucasian as well. If you don’t know that history then you’re in trouble sir. Hitler copied it. Benjamin Franklin knew that history and wrote big book about it. Be careful sir.

[@dendemano]

I’m no expert, but Napoleon was responsible for some of the greatest military blunders in history, which led to huge losses of life. He had little or no regard for his own troops. His massive ego and self belief in his own ability made him vulnerable, as it often led to his habit of overreaching and the subsequent failure of paying enough attention to his supply lines and logistical issues in general. Wellington had a far more cautious approach and was known for his measured, astute, although assertive at the necessary time. He also laid greater emphasis on not exposing the troops under his command to unnecessary and unwarranted danger. They were aware of this and were confident in his leadership and strategy, which was a key factor behind their well established reputation as some of the most effective and disciplined troops of the era.

[@inwedavid6919]

You can also say that Wellington never fight alone Napoleon and always in coalition as UK never succeed alone, we talk about napoleonics wars becaus eit is a succession os wars, UK has always try to destroy Napoleaon to restore the king as Monarchy (witch is another name for dictator) was the norm of the day. He failed in some supply lines but not more than other of the time, his organisation of the army in Corps (yes a french name that is still used today in US and UK) is his invention and give his a flexibility so great that it is still used today in all world's army. He was fighting with his troop wile the king of Britain never dare to show himself. He does all his battle in Napoleonics wars at 1 against 2 in the best case. The main difference between him and others and also with the King of France Louis 18 is that Napoleon can walk in the middle of the army and every one loved him wile it was ot the case of the king who flee at the first occasion.

[@bbnv4539]

get off of napoleons meat

[@inwedavid6919]

@@bbnv4539 Are you from UK or US? Napoleon was allied with US and helped a lot to fight UK, as France was the main factor of victory for independance, and if you are from UK I understand you hate France that makes the yankee independant and with the help of louisiana that defetead UK fleet in 1816.

[@_greenrunner_]

you seriously arguing that Wellington was better than napoleon? Even Wellington didn’t think so

[@bbnv4539]

@@inwedavid6919 get off someones meat means stop hating on him

[@RFCmorgan]

Are you runing this on a hooked up potato because i remember Napoleon total war looking better that this?

[@cinematicbattles559]

😂🤣I think you can the recording software because I thought the same myself

[@italianstallion9170]

i love total war the death, destruction, despair, etc. it's great WW2 still my all time best war, 6 day war is good as well but only lasted 6 days so you couldn't really get into it..!

[@WookiesRUs]

You… love the death, destruction and misery caused by war? Wtf?

[@zerocostcylinder]

One of the greatest emperor of France and the greatest French General ever behind George Washington of the United States.

[@buccaschie]

George wasnt good at all. Average at his time.

[@ConJonLeprechaun95]

Imagine your wife and kids/family found out you died because you drank to much water 💀💀💀💀💀

[@bencurran3204]

then nelson plug walked through the fleet and ruined it for him

[@mariocisneros911]

Why are there no thorough historical movies on this ?

[@cinematicbattles559]

Yeah I know there needs to be it’s such an interesting part of history

[@StaurosPapadakis]

I didnt know that Mameluks wasnt popular to Egyptians,as i grow up i m learning-Sokrates

[@daintree98]

Mameluks defeated the Mongols.

[@StaurosPapadakis]

@@daintree98 And old Vitnamese defeat the Mongols

[@Sutterjack]

Cheesy graphics but still a great history and gave a good feel of how the battle developed

[@raul1899]

Holly shit, even drinking water was killing french soldiers.

[@magneto7816]

I thought Napoleon was 50 and had a Cleft lip at this battle?

[@williamhoude4165]

They were over dressed for the desert in Egypt and were under dressed for the winter in Russia. C’mon how could they not foresee at least that!?

[@cinematicbattles559]

I know right

[@inwedavid6919]

All army where like this in those times

[@matthewbates549]

All very well but the British Navy's dominance made this a tragically pointless exercise. Napoleon's ability on the battlefield was often undermined by his inability to secure supply chains and a comparatively weak Naval support.

[@paulhomsy2751]

Cairo is 240 km from Alexamdria, not " 65 " The Mamluk presence lasted nine centuries in Egypt, their rule far more than seven centuries. It's clear you try to be very diligent in recounting history. My advice is to listen to the actual pronunciation of all names, French and Arabic, all town names you recite in a monocorde tone that glances over true intonation. Proper pronunciation of names and places would add tremendously to your had work in these fine historical presentations. All proper pronunciations are available on google.

[@cinematicbattles559]

My apologies the narration was done using AI which made several mistakes

[@user-kv2ei5bh9k]

He thought he could beat any country, there was no need for him to be there, the he went to counties that had let men to fight.

[@justinzak5025]

man... we need a new emire/napoleon total war...

[@cinematicbattles559]

We do indeed

[@SailingCatamaranElement]

Our Egyptian tour guide told us that their history recalls Napoleon shooting off the nose of the Sphinx monument with cannons and that pieces of it are hidden within the archives of the Louvre museum...

[@draftyart8842]

that bullshit

[@SailingCatamaranElement]

Just did some follow up research...it is a common false myth of the Egyptians that the nose was shot off by Napolean. Drawings from 60 years before his arrival show the nose already gone. History says it was destroyed by fellow in the 1300s for which he was executed...

[@harvardarchaeologydept3799]

@@draftyart8842Napoleon knew the YACUB STORY. About how the white race was created at the island of Patmos. That’s why that nose was shot off. Benjamin Franklin knew of this history and wrote big book about it. Hitler tried to make the aryan race off this story. You better be careful buddy you don’t know history. Egypt was black ethiopian forever.

[@harvardarchaeologydept3799]

You be careful as well. Deep hidden history that’s getting released. That Denzel Washington movie of him as Hannibal is going to destroy a lot immediately because…….Carthage was ethiopian black. Moors went into sicily an rape every pale white woman there for years. Babies came out with black hair. They began the Italian race. That’s EXTREMELY hidden. Rome destroyed carthage for this reason.

[@draftyart8842]

@@harvardarchaeologydept3799 You should stop believing all the conspiracy theories.

[@chriscrowley7192]

Like Indians, there’s gonna be a salty Arab or Egyptian that will try to one up this by bringing some unheard battle that they won. 😂

[@huypt7739]

Copied British blocks?

[@manuelacosta9463]

This was quite the one sided slaughter. The Mamelukes where mad brave charging those squares and trying to get at the French before being shot down. Napoleon's invasion of Egypt is a fluctuating campaign, starts strong ends in disaster.

[@lyricofwise6894]

It was a benefit for the citizens tho, with the mamlukes at the later stages of their existence being a tyranny had ended, if thats how things ended up

[@Dark_Asteroid]

Mamaluk!

[@victoryover1156]

Not very good when not placed in good context. If Napoleon had not been delayed he would have won the siege which instead allowed the Egyptians to finish building their defenses. And the Brits were stopping his equipment from reaching his men. The French did very good against thge Egyptians killing far more Egyptians to every Frenchman.

[@notthefbi7932]

Sadly Napoleon's ego cost him the lives of many of his soldiers

[@daintree98]

He lived to fight another day.

[@needhikaneshalingam4309]

Weakness comes from within...a fair and just government makes her people have a similar objective 😂

[@user-lt4rf1kn3g]

Pauvres soldats Français ils n'avaient pas le temps de recharger qu'ils avaient sur eux la cavalerie ....quel désastre...ce n'avait pas de sens....mais Napoléon continuait son péril.....avec ces centaines de Milliers de morts....pris dans le peuple..

[@chocobokoay3194]

🩺.

[@josetrevino6674]

Matthew 7:15 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Jeremiah 23:1-4 1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord. 2 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord. 3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. 4 And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord. Jeremiah 23:9-32 9 Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the Lord, and because of the words of his holiness. 10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right. 11 For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord. 12 Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the Lord. 13 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. 14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. 15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets; behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. 16 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord. 17 They say still unto them that despise me, the Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. 18 For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it? 19 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. 20 The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly. 21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. 22 But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, they they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. 23 Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? 24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord. 25 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. 26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; 27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. 28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord. 29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? 30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words every one from his neighbor. 31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. 32 Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. 1 Timothy 6:3-5 3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

[@asellandrofacchio7263]

Much much much much much much infinetly better than the movie.

[@user-fu7sh1kv4d]

His Eygpt campaign should be called Napoleon's first defeat.

[@futuremaps]

please do 1st day of the somme