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Capture of Alexandria

Capture of Alexandria was a battle fought on 2 July 1798 at Alexandria, in what is now Egypt. It was part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria, which ran from 1798 to 1801. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 500.

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Kath. Illustratie 1869-1870 nr 42 p.329 Verwonding van Kleber voor Alexandrië
Kath. Illustratie 1869-1870 nr 42 p.329 Verwonding van Kleber voor Alexandrië. graveur Pannemaker, scan by Havang(nl), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 July 1798
WhereAlexandria, Egypt31.198N, 29.919E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses300 killed or woundedandUnknown
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, 180117981801Capture of Alexandria, 1798
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

Date2 July 1798
PlaceAlexandria, Egypt
31.198N, 29.919E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength5,000500
Casualties and losses300 killed or woundedUnknown
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 47 BC and 1941.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1798

Capture of Alexandria is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3403790, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Alexandria (1798), revision 1370608238, 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.