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Siege of El Rahmaniya

Siege of El Rahmaniya was a siege conducted in 1801 at Rahmaniya, in what is now Egypt. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Rahmaniya. 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: 9,710 against 3,919.

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Fought1801
WhereRahmaniya, Egypt31.103N, 30.642E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAnglo-Ottoman victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; Ottoman EmpireagainstFrance
Casualties and losses40 killed or woundedand20 killed or wounded; 110 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 Rahmaniya, 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)
to 1801
PlaceRahmaniya, Egypt
31.103N, 30.642E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength9,7103,919
Casualties and losses40 killed or wounded20 killed or wounded; 110 captured
Commanders
  • Joseph Lagrange (soldier)
Siege of El RahmaniyaSiege of El RahmaniyaBattle of Shubra KhitSiege of Fort JulienBattle of Kafr-el-DawwarBattle of the DeltaBattle of the NileSiege of Fort JulienBattle of the DeltaBattle of the NileAlexandriaBur SaidGizaIsmaïliaTantaDumyatEl AlameinZagazig100 km31.103N, 30.642E
Placed at Rahmaniya; 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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Siege of El Rahmaniya 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 Q126325733, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of El Rahmaniya, revision 1370741021, 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.