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Siege of Jaffa

Siege of Jaffa was a siege conducted on 3 March 1799 at Jaffa, in what is now Israel; it lasted 4 days. It was part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria, which ran from 1798 to 1801. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against 5,000 mostly Albanian troops.

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Fought3 March 1799lasted 4 days
WhereJaffa, Israel32.052N, 34.753E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFrench RepublicagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses50 killed; 200 woundedand2,000 killed; 2,100 prisoners executed
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, 1798Siege of Acre, 1799Battle of Samanouth, 1799Battle of Aswan, 1799Siege of El Arish, 1799Siege of Jaffa, 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, 180117981801Siege of Jaffa, 1799
15 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

Date3 March 1799
to 7 March 1799
PlaceJaffa, Israel
32.052N, 34.753E
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength10,0005,000 mostly Albanian troops
Casualties and losses50 killed; 200 wounded2,000 killed; 2,100 prisoners executed
Commanders
  • Jezzar Pasha
  • Abdallah Bey
Siege of JaffaSiege of JaffaBattle of JaffaBattle of JaffaBattle of Ayun KaraBattle of Petah TikvaBattle of ArsufBattle of Ayun KaraBattle of ArsufGaza CityHaifaEl ArishNazarethAl KarakAs SuwaydaAl QunaytirahAz Zarqa100 km32.052N, 34.753E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1192 and 1917.

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Elsewhere in 1799

Siege of Jaffa is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3178783, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Jaffa, revision 1371106198, 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.