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Battle of Shubra Khit

Battle of Shubra Khit was a battle fought on 13 July 1798 at Shubra Khit, 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: 23,000; 3 gunboats; 1 xebec; 1 galley; 20 smaller vessels (7 ships in battle) against 16,000; 7 gunboats.

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Fought13 July 1798
WhereShubra Khit, Egypt31.027N, 30.713E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstOttoman Empire
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, 180117981801Battle of Shubra Khit, 1798
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

Date13 July 1798
PlaceShubra Khit, Egypt
31.027N, 30.713E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength23,000; 3 gunboats; 1 xebec; 1 galley; 20 smaller vessels (7 ships in battle)16,000; 7 gunboats
Casualties and losses420–520 killed or wounded; 3 vessels lost700–800 killed or wounded; 1 gunboat destroyed; 6 gunboats scuttled
Commanders
  • Murad Bey
Battle of Shubra KhitBattle of Shubra KhitBattle of the DeltaBattle of the NileBattle of SamanouthBattle of Kafr-el-DawwarSiege of Fort JulienBattle of the DeltaBattle of Kafr-el-DawwarSiege of Fort JulienBur SaidSuezGizaIsmaïliaDumyatEl AlameinZagazigBenha100 km31.027N, 30.713E
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Battle of Shubra Khit 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 Q2888305, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shubra Khit, revision 1371091764, 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.