Napoleon finally hoists anchor from Toulon and heads for his first target, the impregnable island of Malta. There, concessions are made and a holy order, centuries old, is brought to its knees. Napoleon reorganizes Malta and finally sets sale for Alexandria, barely missing the intrepid Lord Horatio Nelson.
Napoleon finally hoists anchor from Toulon and heads for his first target, the impregnable island of Malta. There, concessions are made and a holy order, centuries old, is brought to its knees. Napoleon reorganizes Malta and finally sets sale for Alexandria, barely missing the intrepid Lord Horatio Nelson.
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