Convention pour l'Evacuation de l'Egypte,

£15,000 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

A rare Cairo imprint: the Treaty of El-Arish, stipulating the evacuation of Napoleon’s troops from Egypt. Offering proof of his desire “d’arrêter l’effusion de sang”, General Kleber signed the Treaty of El-Arish which marked the conclusion of the French occupation of Egypt. The convention was made between Kleber and Mustafa Rachid as at this time Egypt was still nominally part of the Ottoman Empire. The twenty-two articles in this convention confirm that the French will withdraw “avec armes, baggages et effets” to Alexandria, Rosette and Abou-Qry before embarking on ships to take them back to France. A three-month armistice would be observed to allow for the evacuation to occur in peace, and a timetable is established for the withdrawal from Qattyéh, Ssalahhyéh, Manourah, Belbeys, the delta and finally Cairo. The western bank of the Nile would remain in French hands until the evacuation, which would take no longer than forty-five days, was complete. So as to expedite French withdrawal, Turkish troops were required to maintain a distance from the French and Kleber guaranteed that his troops would not create any disturbances in the process. Partly to safeguard this, he would receive stores of meat, rice, barley and straw. Importantly, the restitution of goods and properties of local Egyptians (or equivalent reimbursement) would begin as soon as the French were gone. To further expedite the withdrawal, French ships were to have free passage and, to prevent the spread of the plag

• Year: 1800

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