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A young Englishman enters a war where danger reaches from the Nile delta to the fortified walls of Acre.
In G. A. Henty’s At Aboukir and Acre, a resourceful young Englishman is drawn into Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of Egypt. Napoleon hopes to strike at Britain’s power in the East. Caught in the campaign, the young hero must rely on courage and quick wits as the fighting spreads across land and sea.
At Aboukir Bay, Horatio Nelson’s fleet attacks the anchored French ships. On the Syrian coast, Sir Sidney Smith helps Acre’s defenders face Napoleon’s siege. Between these places, Henty brings together battles, espionage, and danger behind enemy lines, showing how the struggle between Britain and France reaches far beyond Europe.
What you’ll discover
- Courage under pressure Follow a capable young hero whose quick thinking matters when war puts him in danger.
- Ships at Aboukir Bay Enter the sea battle as Nelson’s British fleet attacks the French ships anchored near Alexandria.
- The walls of Acre Reach a fortified port where Sir Sidney Smith helps the defenders resist Napoleon’s besieging army.
- Behind enemy lines Discover the espionage and hidden dangers that give this historical adventure its sense of risk.
- History through action Trace a campaign from Egypt to Syria through a young Englishman’s encounters with war.
Who will love it
For readers who love adventure with real history underneath, battles on land and sea, and danger behind enemy lines, and anyone curious about Napoleon in Egypt.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A young man meets a war
- Napoleon's army lands in Egypt
- The sea fight at Aboukir Bay
- The road to Acre and what the tale offers
Who’s who
- The young EnglishmanThe hero, a resourceful young Englishman who is drawn into the war in Egypt and must rely on courage and quick wits.
- Napoleon BonaparteThe French general who leads the invasion of Egypt in 1798 and hopes to strike at Britain's power in the East.
- Horatio NelsonThe British admiral whose fleet attacks the French ships anchored in Aboukir Bay.
- Sir Sidney SmithThe British naval officer who helps the defenders of Acre when Napoleon's army besieges the town.
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En Abukir y Acre
by G. A. Henty · 1899
A young Englishman relies on courage and quick wits as Napoleon's invasion carries war from Egypt to the walls of Acre.
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At Aboukir and Acre is a historical adventure novel by G. A. Henty, published in 1899 near the end of his long career. Henty wrote dozens of boys' adventure stories.
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A young man meets a war
Henty's stories begin by placing an ordinary, capable young Englishman where history is about to move. Here the setting is the eastern Mediterranean in the late 1790s. France is at war with Britain, and Napoleon, then a rising general, has been given a bold task. He is to take an army to Egypt and threaten Britain's route toward India.
The young hero is not a general or a statesman. He is a youth with courage, sound sense and a gift for getting out of trouble, which is the kind of hero Henty always favours. Through his eyes the reader sees how the wider conflict looks from the ground, among soldiers, sailors and local people who did not choose the war.
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What is At Aboukir and Acre about?
It is a historical adventure novel about a young Englishman caught up in Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria. The story moves from the landing in Egypt to the battle of Aboukir Bay and the siege of Acre.
Is At Aboukir and Acre a true story?
The hero is fictional, but the campaign is real. Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, Nelson fought the French at Aboukir Bay, and Acre was besieged in 1799. Henty published the novel in 1899.
Who was G. A. Henty?
Henty was a Victorian English author and war correspondent who died in 1902. He wrote over a hundred books, mostly historical adventure stories for boys, each set around a real war or famous event.
The author
G. A. Henty
1832–1902 · English historical adventure novelist
George Alfred Henty (1832–1902) was a British novelist and war correspondent. He was born in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, and lived in London. During the late nineteenth century, he wrote historical adventure novels for young readers. His books include The Cat of Bubastes, The Dash for Khartoum, and With Cochrane the Dauntless.
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