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==Archaeology== * July 15 β In the Egyptian port city of [[Rosetta]] (Rashid), French Captain Pierre Bouchard finds the [[Rosetta Stone]], which will become the key to deciphering ancient Egyptian [[hieroglyph]]ic writing. * July 25 β At the [[Battle of Abukir (1799)|Battle of Abukir]] in Egypt, [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]] gains French control of Egyptian artifacts by defeating over 10,000 [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] [[Mamluk]] troops under [[Mustafa Pasha (Egypt)|Mustafa Pasha]].
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