Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 8 engagements

Alexandria: contested ground

The ground around Alexandria was fought over 8 times between 47 BC and 1941: 3 battles, 4 sieges and 1 naval action, in 7 different wars. All 8 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of AlexandriaBattle of AlexandriaSiege of AlexandriaSiege of AlexandriaCapture of AlexandriaBattle of AlexandriaSiege of AlexandriaRaid on AlexandriaRaid on AlexandriaBur SaidSuezGizaIsmaïliaEl MansuraDamanhûrTantaDumyat200 km31.200N, 29.907E
8 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Alexandria, 47 BCBattle of Alexandria, 30 BCSiege of Alexandria, AD 641Siege of Alexandria, 1167Capture of Alexandria, 1798Battle of Alexandria, 1801Siege of Alexandria, 1801Raid on Alexandria, 194147 BC1941
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
47 BCSiege of AlexandriaAlexandriaAlexandrian War
31 July 30 BCBattle of AlexandriaAlexandriaFinal War of the Roman Republic
February AD 641Siege of AlexandriaAlexandriaArab conquest of Egypt
1167Siege of AlexandriaAlexandriaCrusades
2 July 1798Capture of AlexandriaAlexandriaFrench invasion of Egypt and Syria
21 March 1801Battle of AlexandriaAlexandriaFrench invasion of Egypt and Syria
17 August 1801Siege of AlexandriaAlexandriaFrench Revolutionary Wars
19 December 1941Raid on AlexandriaAlexandriaMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.