MosJan Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 ABOUT THE GRATITUDE OF ARMENIANSDuring the uprising of 1861-62 the residents of Zeitun sent two emissaries to Napoleon III asking for intervention and help in the fight against the Ottomans. In response, the emperor ordered to investigate the situation by sending one of the officials of the French Embassy in Constantinople to Zeitun. Following this, a note was sent to the government of the Ottoman Empire stating that France "always acknowledged that Zeitun was independent and tax-exempt."French academic Albert Vandal recounts an interesting episode in connection with this: "France took over Zeitun's case and achieved his release. When in 8 years, in 1870. , in the far east it became known that France itself was under siege (Franco-Prussian war), captured and in mortal danger, some residents of Zeitun led by one of their priests left their country... they came to join us and fight with us. While great nations have deserted us and turned their backs on us, these humble, uneducated men, these rude hillbillies remembered the service they once rendered and came to repay their debt with blood.""Iravunk" newspaper - ARMENIAN WORLD / 30.10.2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MosJan Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 https://keghart.org/napoleon-and-armenians/After Napoleon’s bloody Battle of Mount Tabor (1799) against the Memluks in Palestine, an Armenian deputation met the French leader in his ornate tent in nearby Jaffa. To get the support of the Armenians, Napoleon offered to establish a free Armenia after the collapse of the oppressive Ottoman Empire. But a bubonic plague forced Napoleon to withdraw from Palestine to Egypt. Shortly after, he left for France, harassed by the British Navy.After Napoleon’s bloody Battle of Mount Tabor (1799) against the Memluks in Palestine, an Armenian deputation met the French leader in his ornate tent in nearby Jaffa. To get the support of the Armenians, Napoleon offered to establish a free Armenia after the collapse of the oppressive Ottoman Empire. But a bubonic plague forced Napoleon to withdraw from Palestine to Egypt. Shortly after, he left for France, harassed by the British Navy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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