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Siege of El Arish

Siege of El Arish was a siege conducted on 20 February 1799 at Arish, 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: 2,460 against 15,500.

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Fought20 February 1799
WhereArish, Egypt31.132N, 33.803E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench RepublicagainstOttoman Empire; Eyalet of Egypt
Casualties and losses403 killed and woundedand1,200 killed and wounded; 1,800 captured
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 El Arish, 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

Date20 February 1799
to 19 February 1799
PlaceArish, Egypt
31.132N, 33.803E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength2,46015,500
Casualties and losses403 killed and wounded1,200 killed and wounded; 1,800 captured
Commanders
Siege of El ArishSiege of El ArishSiege of El ArishBattle of the JiradiBattle of MagdhabaBattle of RafahBattle of RafaSiege of El ArishBattle of MagdhabaBattle of RafaTel AvivJerusalemBur SaidSuezGaza CityIsmaïliaNablusRamla100 km31.132N, 33.803E
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Siege of El Arish 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 Q3485822, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of El Arish, revision 1385411375, 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.