![]() The infantry demibrigades tramped through Cairo’s winding streets, sun-bronzed warriors smiling and waving to the onlooking crowds. Bonaparte, shrewd in the ways of propaganda and display, was determined that this day, June 14, 1799, would be long remembered by the native population. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dugua had arranged the grand parade, acting on instructions from his commander in chief, Napoleon Bonaparte. Garrison commander Général de Division Charles F.J. The French army was returning to Cairo in triumph, a spectacle designed to dazzle the eyes of the Egyptians who thronged the city’s ancient streets. ![]()
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