France and the Levant/Chronological Summary

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France and the Levant
Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section, edited by Prothero, G.W. (George Walter), 1848-1922

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H.M. Stationery Office, London, page iv

CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY

1099	Conquest of Jerusalem by the First Crusade.
1187	Conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin.
1248–54	The Crusade of St Louis.
1291	Loss of Acre.
1453	Fall of Constantinople.
1536	Treaty between Francis I and Suleiman.
1553	Renewal of Treaty.
1672	Leibnitz urges Louis XIV to conquer Egypt.
1762–81	Plans of Vergennes, Choiseul and Saint-Priest.
1798	Bonaparte conquers Egypt.
1799	Bonaparte invades Syria, but is forced to withdraw.
1806	Alliance of France and Turkey.
1831–9	Struggle between Mehemet Ali and Mahmud for Syria.
1840	Palmerston secures the restoration of Syria to the Sultan, despite French opposition.
1854–6	The Crimean War.
1859–60	Massacre of Christians in the Lebanon and Damascus. Landing of French troops.
1861–4	Lebanon receives autonomy.
1869	Opening of the Suez Canal.
1882	France declines to aid Great Britain in the suppression of Arabi's rebellion.
1905	The French Republic breaks with the Church.
1918	Conquest of Palestine and Syria by Allenby.