@Angry Panda

You replied before I fully finished my reply my fault.
Yeah but the British soldiers didn't really interfere, they only supplied the Ottomans and gave cannon support.

I would recommend this documentary about Napoleons expedition in Egypt and Syria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCPwFNiPIIM&list=PL2VSheUivlbqF5HENq3ICJP93Q3vR7GuF&index=6

Edited 3/26/2015 20:53:49

Yeah you are right ottoman ^^ just read your edited message, I know that in the "anglo-saxon" world there is a kind of unique view on Napoléon as the bad guy the warmongering one, etc, whereas actually the British were not better.
And yes I think about that Egyptian Campaign that Napoléon did a big mistake (he made 3 big mistakes: conquer Egypt, conquer Russia and sell Louisiana), as you said France and Ottomans were old allies, and he should have kept this alliance, which could have been useful against ennemies such as Austria or Russia.

@Angry Panda

Your right, the continental system was also a big mistake. Why do you think selling Louisiana was a big mistake?

well because at that period (im not talking about the current Louisiana state) Louisiana was 1/3 of what would be the United States of America (from Lousiana to Illinois, most of the midwest), and he did not have a holistic view or comprehensive vision of what would be the future, if he kept Louisiana, the French would have kept still a great influence in America.

And he also sold Lousiana for a dime, really.

Edited 3/26/2015 21:11:18

Consider

Napoleon - Like, tree fiddy wars going on and his army got tired of it 2 years ago.
Rest of the world - Backed out on Napoleon, and Napoleon back out on them
Louisiana - Pretty worthless, just has that good port, other than that a bunch of fur trade.

Pretty good idea imo. It gave him $15 Mil, which equates to $236 Mil today.
In modern times, a good-old assault rifle like the AK-47 (by Kalashnikov) is sold at anywhere from $30-125 in very poor countries.

With basic arithmetic, we find that Napoleon could've bought 1,888,000 AK-47s with that kind of money. Enough to arm his army 2x at least. Considering that, the money got him some much needed provisions.

AK-47s were made in 1946, did you know that?

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oh boy this is turning into another debate

"People often ask me how I feel about my invention being used to kill people every day and the AK being a common weapon of ethnic conflicts. I want to make it clear that I created my assault rifle to protect my country. You can blame politicians for its spreading out of control on a global scale."

Mikhail Kalashnikov

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- Winston Churchill

"It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it."
- Robert. E Lee

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- The Martian

“A plongeur is a slave, and a wasted slave, doing stupid and largely unnecessary work. He is kept at work, ultimately, because of a vague feeling that he would be dangerous if he had leisure. And educated people, who should be on his side, acquiesce in the process, because they know nothing about him and consequently are afraid of him.”

Orwell, from down and out in Paris and london.

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This bloke, Abraham Lincoln...

what if there really is someone called him?
And he said all these things?

Xyk, dayerm....