Atlas of Battles

war, 8 engagements

Battles of the Arab conquest of Egypt

The atlas places 8 engagements of the Arab conquest of Egypt (AD 639 to AD 642): 3 battles and 5 sieges, all in present-day Egypt.

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Siege of MemphisBattle of SebennytosSiege of PelusiumSiege of BilbeisSiege of Babylon FortressBattle of HeliopolisSiege of AlexandriaBattle of NikiouSiege of PelusiumSiege of BilbeisSiege of Babylon FortressBattle of HeliopolisSiege of AlexandriaBattle of NikiouBur SaidEl FaiyumIsmaïliaEl MansuraDamanhûrBeni SuefTantaDumyatRashidEl Arish200 km30.522N, 31.258E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 639: 2 engagementsAD 640: 3 engagements3 in AD 640AD 641: 2 engagementsAD 646: 1 engagementsAD 639AD 646
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Pelusium, AD 639Siege of Memphis, AD 639Siege of Bilbeis, AD 640Siege of Babylon Fortress, AD 640Battle of Heliopolis, AD 640Battle of Sebennytos, AD 641Siege of Alexandria, AD 641Battle of Nikiou, AD 646AD 639AD 646
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 4 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
November AD 639Siege of PelusiumPelusium, EgyptRashidun victory
November AD 639Siege of MemphisMemphis, Egypt
AD 640Siege of BilbeisBelbis, EgyptRashidun victory
April AD 640Siege of Babylon FortressBabylon Fortress, EgyptMuslim victory
6 July AD 640Battle of HeliopolisHeliopolis, EgyptRashidun victory
AD 641Battle of SebennytosSamannud, EgyptByzantine victory
February AD 641Siege of AlexandriaAlexandria, EgyptRashidun victory
April AD 646Battle of NikiouZawyat Razin, EgyptRashidun victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Arab conquest of Egypt (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.