Battle of Abukir (1799)

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Battle of Abukir in 1799
Part of the French Invasion of Egypt (1798)
Date July 25, 1799
Location Abu Qir, Egypt
Result Decisive French Victory
Combatants
Flag of FranceFrance Ottoman flagOttoman Turks
Commanders
Napoleon Bonaparte Mustafa Pasha
Strength
10,000 15,000
Casualties
1,000 killed and wounded 8,000 killed, wounded, drowned, and captured
v • d • e
French Revolutionary Wars

Egypt-Syria Campaign, 1798–1801
Shubra Khit – Pyramids – Nile – El Arish – Jaffa – Acre – Mount Tabor – 1st Aboukir – Heliopolis – 2nd Aboukir – Alexandria – Siege of Alexandria

The Battle of Abukir was Napoleon Bonaparte's final victory in his Egyptian campaign. In this battle, Napoleon decisively defeated the Turkish army commanded by Seid Mustafa Pasha, which had disembarked in Egypt from the British fleet of Sidney Smith.

The battle occurred on July 25, 1799 and lasted for a very short time. The Turks had dug themselves in three lines of entrenchments, but French infantry brazenly fought their way through the defenses. The killing blow was delivered by Murat's cavalry; the Turkish army fled in panic. Many drowned while others fled to Abukir castle, which surrendered shortly thereafter. The Turks suffered about 8,000 casualties, while the French only 1,000. News of the victory reached France before Napoleon arrived in October and helped make him even more popular, an important asset considering the troubles brewing in the Directory.


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