... the Rosetta Stone. However, this period of French rule was short-lived and in 1799, British Admiral, Lord Nelson, with the hopes of ending the longstanding French threat to Britain's colonies, successfully destroyed Napoleon's fleet at Abukir, off the coast of Alexandria. However, the British, after this battle, only provided a military presence in the region, leaving the formal roles of government ... raw materials for European use and manufacturing. Eventually, with steadily increasing British influence in Sudan, the British merchants that have long anticipated widespread trade in the...

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