Autore
Vaghi, Massimiliano

Titolo
La spedizione di Bonaparte in Egitto e le ambizioni francesi in Asia meridionale: la centralità strategica dell'India secondo Charles-Stanislas Lefebvre
Periodico
Studi storici
Anno: 2026 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 95 - Pagina finale: 120

Bonaparte’s expedition to Egypt was fundamental for the change in relations between Europe, the Middle East and South Asia at the end of the 18th century; moreover, it is proof of Bonaparte’s colonial dream: to expel the British from the Indian subcontinent. This article examines the controversial question of continuity of the French policy in South Asia, a major theatre of the French-British global rivalry throughout the 18th century. In this regard, Charles-Stanislas Lefebvre (1770-1849), nephew of the famous Pierre Pigneau de Béhaine and aide-de-camp to General Decaen, writes some intelligent and original considerations about the strategic importance of India in the global struggle between France and Great Britain. He witnesses France’s «Indian dream», a dream that lives on despite the failure of Bonaparte’s adventure in Egypt



SICI: 0039-3037(2026)1<95:LSDBIE>2.0.ZU;2-X
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