CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME THIS AICE HISTORY IS JUS NOT IT QUESTION:
Explain why Egypt was a source of Anglo-French rivalry.

In early 1798, Bonaparte proposed a military expedition to seize Egypt. In a letter to the Directory, he suggested this would protect French trade interests, attack British commerce, and undermine Britain's access to India and the East Indies, since Egypt was well-placed on the trade routes to these places.

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