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Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars involving Great Britain

  • 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…
  • 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…