The battles of the Nile

There have been 3 important battles on the Nile. The first in 47 BC, when Julius Caesar backed Cleopatra against her Ptolemy siblings. The second in Napoleon’s time, between the fleets of England and France in Aboukir Bay. And yesterday’s battle, between the Egyptian people and the forces of the dictator Mubarak:

Important background:

• Egypt has roughly 80 million inhabitants.
• The median age as of 2007 was 24.
• As of 2009 the internet penetration rate was 21.1% according to the ITU.
• As of 2009 there were 60 million mobile phone subscribers.