1798 ⟶ Bonaparte's Army Occupies Cairo

July 24: Bonaparte and his army enter Cairo.
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1798
1799

⚔️ Bonaparte's Army Occupies Cairo

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

⚔️ Cairo Uprising Against French Occupation Crushed

October 21: Population of Cairo rebels against French occupation. Rebellion suppressed by Bonaparte on October 22.⟶
Cairo Uprising Against French Occupation Crushed (1798)
French RevolutionEgyptCairoBonaparteOccupationRebellionMilitary ActionSuppressionNapoleonic WarsNorth Africa

⚔️ 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 Failed Siege of Acre

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

🗺️ Bonaparte Returns to Cairo

June 14: Bonaparte returns to Cairo.⟶
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsEgyptian CampaignBonaparteMilitary StrategyMiddle EastNorth AfricaMilitary PresenceFrench ArmyCairo