1799 ⟶ Bonaparte's Syrian Campaign Begins
February 20: Bonaparte marches his army from Cairo toward Sy...
Year
1798
1799
⚔️ Bonaparte's Army Occupies Cairo
July 24: Bonaparte and his army enter Cairo.⟶
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsEgyptCairoMilitary CampaignBonaparteInvasionOccupationMiddle East
⚔️ Bonaparte Captures Arish in Sinai
February 20: Bonaparte defeats a Turkish army and occupies Arish in the Sinai Peninsula.⟶
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignNapoleonic WarsEgyptSinai PeninsulaBonaparteOttoman EmpireSiegeWarfareMiddle East
⚔️ Bonaparte's Siege of Acre
March 19: Bonaparte lays siege to Saint-Jean-d'Acre in Palestine.⟶
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignNapoleonic WarsMiddle EastSiegePalestineBonaparteOttoman EmpireAcre
⚔️ Bonaparte's Second Siege of Acre Fails
April 1: Bonaparte fails again to take Saint-Jean-d'Acre.⟶
Military CampaignNapoleonic WarsSiege WarfareMiddle EastOttoman EmpireFrench ArmyBonaparteSyriaAcre
⚔️ Bonaparte Victorious at the Battle of Mount Tabor
April 16: Bonaparte defeats the Ottoman army led by Abdullah Pasha al-Azm at the Battle of Mount Tabor.⟶
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignBonaparteOttoman EmpireMiddle EastBattleMilitary VictoryEgyptLevant