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18th century in Ottoman Syria

  • Battle of Mount Tabor (1799)Napoleon Bonaparte stood in Nazareth on the 16th of April 1799, staring at a map that showed his army trapped between Acre and a massive Ottoman force.
  • French invasion of Egypt and SyriaNapoleon Bonaparte departed from Toulon in May 1798 with a fleet of around 36,000 troops. His goal was to undermine British trade routes and expand French…
  • Siege of JaffaNapoleon Bonaparte stood at the edge of the Levant in early March 1799. His fleet had been destroyed, yet he pushed forward into Ottoman territories.
  • Siege of Acre (1799)Napoleon Bonaparte targeted the Ottoman city of Acre in 1799 to secure his hold on Egypt and Syria. He believed capturing this coastal fortress would open a…