Loin hors du regne mis en hazard voyage

Grand ost duyra, pour soy l'occupera,

Le Roy tiendra les siens captif, ostage,

A son retour tout pays pillera.

Far distant from his kingdom, sent on a dangerous journey,

he will lead a great army and keep it for himself.

The king will hold his people in captive, hostage,

he will plunder the whole country on his return.

Perhaps this is a prophecy about the Egyptian campaign of Napoleon I in 1798-1801. The first line tells about a distant and dangerous journey. To get to Egypt from France it need to cross the Mediterranean Sea. English fleet dominated in Mediterranean, which opposed the French and could attack at any time.

The 2 line. A large army was mobilized for this campaign: 32,000 men, 309 transport ships and 55 escort ships. The total number of sailors was 10 thousand people. Thanks to secrecy and suddenness, the army successfully achieved its goal. The beginning of the campaign was successful. Napoleon won battles, occupying more and more cities, including Alexandria, Cairo and the island Malta.

In August 1798 the French fleet was attacked by the English, under the command of Nelson. In the Battle of Abukir, the French lost their fleet and were trapped, cut off from their country. Having realized the hopelessness of the situation, Napoleon fled to France, leaving the army in a desperate situation.

The 4 line. Returning to Paris, after such a defeat, Napoleon organized a coup and seized power! For another 15 years he fought throughout Europe, and brought his country to the point that there were almost left not male population suitable for military service.Linkage with other quatrains: 1.60, 4.54, 1.76, 6.12.

Decoding of the number 8.92. 8000-29=7971. By swapping these numbers we wiil get 1797. 1797+1=1798 – the year of Egyptian campaign.

Quatrain 1.98 Leader's escape

Le chef qu'aura conduit peuple infiny