The French expedition to Egypt suffers setbacks

In the podcast, the speaker discusses the setbacks faced by Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1798. The British fleet, led by Horatio Nelson, defeats the French naval forces in the Battle of the Nile, severely damaging French naval power in the Mediterranean. Moreover, a powerful diplomatic backlash forms against the French invasion, as rumors spread of secret negotiations among old regime powers to form a new coalition against France. The episode highlights the unresolved strategic issues between France and her enemies, as well as the presence of radical republican ideology that continues to disturb the old regimes of Europe.