The Three Conquerors of Egypt

            Egypt has been subject to multiple conquests in its history.  After Alexander the Great and the Muslims from Arabia had left, Egypt was conquered by numerous countries such as The Ottoman Empire, the French, and the British.  In 1517 the Ottomans invaded and conquered Egypt (1).  Leading up to this the Mamluks were occupying Egypt.  The Mamluks declared war on the Ottoman Empire and tried to advance upon them.  The Ottomans counterattacked and took Egypt (2).

            In 1798 Napolean Bonaparte and the French were trying to inflict harm to the British (3).  They wanted to cut off England’s trade routes to India by blocking access to the Red Sea.  In response, with the help of the Ottoman Empire, England took Egypt from the French in 1801.  Eventually England gained full control over Egypt.  They made Egypt a protectorate in 1914 because of World War I (4).