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Battle of Al Khankah

Battle of Al Khankah was a battle fought in 1801 in what is now Egypt. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria, which ran from 1798 to 1801. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 9,500 against 5,500.

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Fought1801
WhereEgypt30.210N, 31.368E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstFrance
Casualties and losses150 killed or woundedand350 killed or wounded
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, 180117981801Battle of Al Khankah, 1801
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

Date1801 (year precision)
PlaceEgypt
30.210N, 31.368E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength9,5005,500
Casualties and losses150 killed or wounded350 killed or wounded
Commanders
  • Augustin Daniel Belliard
Battle of Al KhankahBattle of Al KhankahBattle of HeliopolisBattle of HeliopolisBattle of GhamraSiege of CairoBattle of the PyramidsBattle of GhamraBattle of the PyramidsAlexandriaBur SaidSuezEl FaiyumIsmaïliaEl MansuraDamanhûrBeni Suef100 km30.210N, 31.368E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Al Khankah is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q118946811, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Al Khankah, revision 1373924928, 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.