1799 ⟶ Bonaparte Captures Jaffa, Plague Outbreak Occurs

March 7: Bonaparte captures Jaffa in Palestine. Some of his ...
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1798
1799

⚔️ Bonaparte's Army Occupies Cairo

July 24: Bonaparte and his army enter Cairo.⟶
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsEgyptCairoMilitary CampaignBonaparteInvasionOccupationMiddle East

⚔️ Bonaparte Captures Jaffa, Plague Outbreak Occurs

March 7: Bonaparte captures Jaffa in Palestine. Some of his soldiers are infected with the plague.⟶
French RevolutionBonaparteMilitary CampaignMiddle EastSiegePlagueDiseaseJaffaEgyptNapoleonic Wars

⚔️ Bonaparte's Syrian Campaign Begins

February 20: Bonaparte marches his army from Cairo toward Syria.⟶
Bonaparte's Syrian Campaign Begins (1799)
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsMilitary CampaignSyriaEgyptBonaparteMiddle EastOttoman EmpireInvasion

⚔️ Bonaparte Captures Arish in Sinai

February 20: Bonaparte defeats a Turkish army and occupies Arish in the Sinai Peninsula.⟶
Bonaparte Captures Arish in Sinai (1799)
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignNapoleonic WarsEgyptSinai PeninsulaBonaparteOttoman EmpireSiegeWarfareMiddle East

⚔️ Bonaparte's Siege of Acre

March 19: Bonaparte lays siege to Saint-Jean-d'Acre in Palestine.⟶
Bonaparte's Siege of Acre (1799)
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignNapoleonic WarsMiddle EastSiegePalestineBonaparteOttoman EmpireAcre

⚔️ Bonaparte's Failed Siege of Acre

March 28: Bonaparte tries unsuccessfully to capture Saint-Jean-d'Acre.⟶
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsMilitary CampaignSiegeAcreBonaparteMiddle EastLevantEgypt