France and the Levant/Chronological Summary
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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. |