The Armée d'Orient (English: ''Army of the

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'') was the French military force gathered by the

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to send on the expedition to

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in 1798. The expedition had the intention of barring

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's route to its colonies in

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and was put under the command of

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Land forces

* Commander in chief: Général

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* Chef d'état-major : Général Berthier * Numbers: 45,000 of which 33,000 in Egypt

Compagnie des guides

* Numbers: 500 men on foot and on horseback

Division Desaix

* Commander: Général

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* Numbers: 5600 men * Made up of the following regiments: ** 21e demi-brigade d'infanterie légère : 3 battalions, 2100 men in total ** 61e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne : 3 battalions, 1900 men in total ** 88e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne : 3 battalions, 1600 men in total

Division Reynier

* Commander: Général Reynier * Numbers: 3450 men * Made up of the following regiments: ** 9e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne : 3 battalions, 1620 men in total ** 85e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne : 3 battalions, 1840 men in total

Division Kleber

* Commander: Jean-Baptiste Kléber * Numbers: 4900 men * Made up of the following regiments: ** 2e demi-brigade d'infanterie légère : 3 battalions, 1450 men in total ** 25e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne : 3 battalions, 1650 men in total ** 75e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne : 3 battalions, 1800 men in total

Division Menou

* Commander: Général Jacques-Francois Menou * Numbers: 5200 men * Made up of the following regiments: ** 22e demi-brigade d'infanterie légère : 3 battalions, 1100 men in total ** 13e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne : 3 battalions, 2500 men in total ** 69e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne : 3 battalions, 1600 men in total

Division Bon

* Commander: Général Louis André Bon * Numbers: 4700 men * Made up of the following regiments: ** 4e demi-brigade d'infanterie légère : 2 battalions, 1100 men in total ** 18e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne : 3 battalions, 1650 men in total ** 32e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne : 3 battalions, 1950 men in total

Division Dumas (cavalry)

* Commander: Général Dumas * Numbers: 3050 men * Made up of the following regiments: ** 7e régiment bis de hussards : 3 squadrons, 630 men in total **

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: 3 squadrons, 280 men in total ** 3e régiment de dragons : 2 squadrons, 390 men in total ** 14e régiment de dragons : 3 squadrons, 640 men in total ** 15e régiment de dragons : 2 squadrons, 230 men in total ** 18e régiment de dragons : 4 squadrons, 330 men in total ** 20e régiment de dragons : 3 squadrons, 530 men in total

Division Dommartin (Artillery)

* Commander of the artillery: Général Dommartin * Firepower: 171 artillery pieces, including: ** 35 siege cannons ** 24

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s ** 40 mortars * 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)

* Commander (engineers): Général Caffarelli du Falga * Numbers: 1200 men * Split between: ** 775

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s ** 190 miners ** 165 workers ** 25

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Garrison troops

* 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

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: 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

Sea forces

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Brueys * Numbers: 335 boats, of which only 55 were armed

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15, of which 2 were armed " en flûte" *

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'', 120 guns * Hospital ship : '' Le Causse'', 70 guns (captured at

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) ** 80 guns : *** '' Le Guillaume-Tell'' *** '' Le Franklin'' *** '' Le Tonnant'' ** 74 guns : *** '' Le Spartiate'' *** ''

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'' ** 64 guns : *** '' Le Conquérant'' *** '' Le Dubois'' (captured at

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'' *** '' La Diane'' *** '' La Junon'' *** '' L'Artémise'' ** 36 guns : *** '' L'Alceste'' *** '' La Sérieuse'' (notable for being the subject of a poem by French Romantic -

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) *** '' La Sensible'' *** '' La Courageuse'' *** '' La Carrère'' *** '' La Muiron'' *** '' La Leoben'' ** 30 guns : *** '' La Mantoue'' *** '' La Montenotte''

Others

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s (of which 5 were armed) * 38 bomb vessels (of which 4 were armed) * 3 avisos armés * 75 tartanes (of which 6 were armed) * 6 chaloupes-canonnières * 2 felouques canonnières * 1

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* 9 pinques * 82 polacres * 11 trois-mats à hunes (three-masters)

References and notes

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French campaign in Egypt and Syria

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