Fathoming the warm waters: The Russian Mediterranean adventure in the age of Napoleonic wars, 1798-1807
Journal: Cappadocia Journal of Area Studies (CJAS) Cappadocia University
Year: 2022

The French advances in Europe during the age of the Napoleonic wars, as well as Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian expedition, paved the way for a previously unthinkable alliance between the Russian and Ottoman empires. Both militarily and ideologically, France had become a threat to both monarchies, so in late 1798, for different reasons, the interests of both monarchies coincided. As a result of the defensive alliance between St. Petersburg and the Sublime Porte, the Russian fleet was granted passa