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Battle of Ismailia

Battle of Ismailia was a battle fought in 1973 in what is now Egypt. It was part of the Yom Kippur War. The recorded result: Egyptian victory; Israeli failure to cut supplies for the Egyptian Second Army. Recorded strength: One paratrooper brigade; Two commando battalions against One armored division: Two armored brigades; One paratrooper brigade.

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Image of Operation Gazelle (also known as Operation Abiray-Lev or Operation Stouthearted Men) during the Yom Kippur War.
Image of Operation Gazelle (also known as Operation Abiray-Lev or Operation Stouthearted Men) during the Yom Kippur War.. The Department of History, United States Military Academy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1973
WhereEgypt30.480N, 32.320E
OutcomeEgyptian victory; Israeli failure to cut supplies for the Egyptian Second Army
BelligerentsEgyptagainstIsrael
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofYom Kippur War1973

Where it sits in the Yom Kippur War

Battle of the Chinese Farm, 1973Battle of Ismailia, 1973Third Battle of Mount Hermon, 1973First Battle of Mount Hermon, 1973Battle of Suez, 1973Ofira Air Battle, 1973Battles of Fort Budapest, 1973Battle of Fort Lahtzanit, 1973Battle with the Egyptian 130th Brigade, 1973Battle of Latakia, 1973Battle of Marsa Talamat, 1973Second Battle of Mount Hermon, 1973Battle of Baltim, 1973Valley of Tears, 1973Air Battle of El Mansoura, 1973Battle of the Sinai, 1973Battle of Wadi Mabouk, 1973Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush, 1973Battle of Seraphum, 1973Battle of the Orchard Complex, 1973War of Attrition in the Bashan Salient, 197419731974Battle of Ismailia, 1973
21 placed engagements of the Yom Kippur War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1973 (year precision)
to 22 October 1973
PlaceEgypt
30.480N, 32.320E
KindBattle, Cold War
StrengthOne paratrooper brigade; Two commando battalionsOne armored division: Two armored brigades; One paratrooper brigade
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Abd-Al-Minaam Khaleel
Battle of IsmailiaBattle of IsmailiaBattle of SeraphumBattle of the Orchard ComplexBattle of the Chinese FarmEgyptian 25th Brigade ambushBattle of Tel el-KebirEgyptian 25th Brigade ambushBattle of Tel el-KebirBur SaidSuezEl FaiyumGizaEl MansuraDamanhûrTantaDumyat100 km30.480N, 32.320E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: IS SHARON DIVDefender: EG 2ND ARMY(-)
Strength17,00023,860
Casualties600 (3.5%)1,800 (7.5%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1048
Outcomedefender won
Duration4 days
Front width20 km20 km
Attacker advanced17.2 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 579), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Ismailia is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871286, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ismailia, revision 1370443868, 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.