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Second Battle of Abukir

Second Battle of Abukir was a battle fought on 8 March 1801 at Abu Qir, 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: British victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 against 1,800–2,500.

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This painting and its companion, ‘The Battle of Alexandria’, commemorate a turning point in an early campaign of the Napoleonic Wars, following the French occupation of Egypt and consequent threat to
This painting and its companion, ‘The Battle of Alexandria’, commemorate a turning point in an early campaign of the Napoleonic Wars, following the French occupation of Egypt and consequent threat to . Philip James de Loutherbourg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 March 1801
WhereAbu Qir, Egypt31.311N, 30.068E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstFrance
Casualties and losses102 killed; 515 wounded; 123 missingand400 killed or wounded
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, 180117981801Second Battle of Abukir, 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

Date8 March 1801
PlaceAbu Qir, Egypt
31.311N, 30.068E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength6,0001,800–2,500
Casualties and losses102 killed; 515 wounded; 123 missing400 killed or wounded
Commanders
  • Louis Friant
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Second Battle of Abukir 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 Q2510511, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Abukir (1801), revision 1371087373, 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.