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Battles of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria

  • Battle of Shubra KhitNapoleon Bonaparte landed his expeditionary forces near Alexandria on the 1st of July 1798. The landing was not peaceful.
  • Revolt of CairoIn 1798, Napoleon led the French army into Egypt. He swiftly captured and occupied Alexandria and Cairo. The campaign began with a bold military move across…
  • 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.
  • Battle of the PyramidsOn the 2nd of July 1798, French troops landed in Ottoman-controlled Egypt and seized Alexandria. General Bonaparte marched his army across the scorching…
  • Battle of Abukir (1799)In July 1798, a French expeditionary force of over 40,000 men landed in Alexandria. Napoleon proposed the annexation of Egypt as part of a wider plan to…
  • Battle of the NileIn the spring of 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte assembled more than 35,000 soldiers in Mediterranean France and Italy. He developed a powerful fleet at Toulon to…