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Siege of Acre

Siege of Acre was a siege conducted in 1799 at Acre, in what is now Israel. It was part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria, which ran from 1798 to 1801. The recorded result: Anglo-Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: Garrison: 5,000 men; Relief army (Mt. Tabor): 35,000–40,000; Support: 2 British ships of the line against 12,000–13,000.

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Fought1799
WhereAcre, Israel32.926N, 35.084E
OutcomeAnglo-Ottoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Great BritainagainstFrench Republic
Casualties and losses2,000 (for the siege)and4,000; or 4,500; 2,300 killed; 2,200 wounded or ill
Part ofFrench invasion of Egypt and Syria1798 to 1801

Where it sits in the French invasion of Egypt and Syria

Capture of Alexandria, 1798Battle of Shubra Khit, 1798Battle of the Nile, 1798Battle of El Salheya, 1798Battle of Salahieh, 1798Battle of El Lahun, 1798Siege of Acre, 1799Battle of Samanouth, 1799Battle of Aswan, 1799Siege of El Arish, 1799Siege of Jaffa, 1799Battle of Nazareth, 1799Battle of Mount Tabor, 1799First Battle of Abukir, 1799Battle of Damietta, 1799Siege of El Arish, 1799Battle of Heliopolis, 1800Second Battle of Abukir, 1801Battle of Alexandria, 1801Siege of El Rahmaniya, 1801Battle of Al Khankah, 180117981801Siege of Acre, 1799
21 placed engagements of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1799 (year precision)
to 21 May 1799
PlaceAcre, Israel
32.926N, 35.084E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
StrengthGarrison: 5,000 men; Relief army (Mt. Tabor): 35,000–40,000; Support: 2 British ships of the line12,000–13,000
Casualties and losses2,000 (for the siege)4,000; or 4,500; 2,300 killed; 2,200 wounded or ill
Commanders
  • Jazzar Pasha
  • Haim Farhi
  • Antoine de Phélippeaux
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1103 and 1948.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1799

Siege of Acre is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 152 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815109, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Acre (1799), revision 1372403085, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.