Spotlight: How Did an Egyptian Battalion End Up Fighting in Mexico?

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Presenter: Hesham Gaafar

Delivered: Cairo on February 18, 2023

Hesham Gaafar explores how an Egyptian battalion ended up fighting in Mexico in the French-Mexican war.

Sources & Future References

• An Egyptian Battalion in Mexico (1863—1867)

• Africa Invades the New World: Egypt's Mexican Adventure, 1863–1867 | JSTOR

• American Topics.; France And The United States. Mr. Seward On Egyptian Troops For Mexico. The United States Justified. - The New York Times

• A Black Corps d'Elite: An Egyptian Sudanese Conscript Battalion with the French Army in Mexico, 1863-1867, and its Survivors in Subsequent African History

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