The aims Aiming were to regain Recovering Western control Control of the Suez Canal and to remove Removing Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser , who had just nationalized the canal .

the batavian government , not yet aware Perception_active of the capture Conquering of the cape colony , but worried by rumors of the loss Earnings_and_losses of this and other colonies of the dutch east india company ( which was about to be nationalized Reforming_a_system by the batavian republic , because it was virtually bankrupt ) , in november 1795 decided Deciding to send Sending an expeditionary force to the dutch east indies by way of the cape , and if necessary recapture Conquering the colony .