I disagree, it was the birth of precisely this British Army which beat the
French again and again in the Napoleonic Wars, the book by Mackesy was a real
eye opener for me.
El Arisch, yes, but then - no good British Army, in the end - it prooved to an
an advantage to beat the AdO in the field.

Different issue. Yes, Egypt was an important proving ground but it didn't produce an immediate grand victory over the French army.

I am a big fan of Piers Mackesy and have thoroughly read "The War in the Mediterranean, 1803–1810" I quickly reviewed "British Victory in Egypt, 1801," but found it to be a bit too much outside of my area of interest. Basically, I read up to the point where Sir Sidney Smith was kicked off the battlefield by the English generals.