1799Ottoman Army Lands at Abukir, Egypt

July 17: An Ottoman army under the command of Seid Mustafa P...
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1798
1799

⚔️ Bonaparte's Army Occupies Cairo

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

🚢 Ottoman Army Lands at Abukir, Egypt

July 17: An Ottoman army under the command of Seid Mustafa Pasha, transported to Egypt by Sidney Smith's British fleet, lands at Abukir.
Ottoman Army Lands at Abukir, Egypt (1799)
EgyptOttoman EmpireMilitary CampaignSiegeAbukirBritish NavyNapoleonic WarsFrench Revolutionary WarsMiddle East

⚔️ 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 Continues

May 1: Bonaparte fails for a fourth time to capture Saint-Jean-d'Acre.
French Revolutionary WarsNapoleonic WarsSiegeMilitary CampaignMiddle EastOttoman EmpireAcreBonaparteFailed Attack

⚔️ Bonaparte Victorious at Battle of Abukir

July 25: Bonaparte defeats Seid Mustafa Pasha's Ottoman army at the Battle of Abukir.
Bonaparte Victorious at Battle of Abukir (1799)
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignNapoleon BonaparteBattleEgyptOttoman EmpireNaval BattleSiegeWarfare