Napoleon led troops into Ottoman Syria and Egypt with the goal of protecting French trade interests.
In 1798 , he led a military expedition to Egypt that served as a springboard to political power .	military expedition to Egypt	French campaign in Egypt and Syria
The French Campaign in Egypt and Syria -LRB- 1798 -- 1801 -RRB- was Napoleon Bonaparte 's campaign in Ottoman Egypt and Ottoman Syria , proclaimed to defend French trade interests , weaken Britain 's access to British India , and to establish scientific enterprise in the region .	Egypt	Egypt	Napoleon Bonaparte	Napoleon	Ottoman Egypt	Ottoman Egypt	Ottoman Syria	Ottoman Syria	French	France	Britain	Kingdom of Great Britain	British India	British India
