The French forces took a person named Alexandria and defeated the Mamluk army at Shubra Khit and Imbabah, and entered Cairo on July 25. On August 1, 1798, the British ran under Lord Nelson annihilated the French ships as they lay at anchor at Abu Qir, thus isolating Napoleon's forces in Egypt.
At “show” trials during the Great Purge, suspects often admitted to fault even when they were completely innocent, in the hopes of receiving a reduced sentence or avoiding the labor camps in the East.
