Though both Napoleon and Jezzar requested assistance from the Shihab leader, Bashir, Bashir remained neutral, and when after several months of attacks Napoleon had to withdraw, his entire campaign to conquer Egypt and the East failed.
Both Napoleon and Jezzar requested assistance from the Shihab leader. Bashir, Bashir remained neutral. His entire campaign to conquer Egypt and the East failed. Napoleon had to withdraw. This was after several months of attacks.