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At Aboukir and Acre, by George Alfred Henty
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Title: At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt
Author: George Alfred Henty
Release Date: August 2, 2007 [EBook #22224]
Language: English
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At Aboukir and Acre
A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt
BY
G. A. HENTY
Author of "The Dash for Khartoum" "By Right of Conquest" "In Greek Waters" "St. Bartholomew's Eve" &c.
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PREFACE
With the general knowledge of geography now possessed we may well wonder at the wild notion entertained both by Bonaparte