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French invasion of Egypt (1798)

Egyptian Campaign
Part of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798
Baron Antoine-Jean Gros-Battle Pyramids 1810.jpg
Battle of the Pyramids
Date 1798–1801
Location Egypt, Levant
Result

Ottoman-British victory

  • French conquest of Egypt and end of Mameluke rule
  • Failure of French expedition to Syria
  • Capitulation of French administration in Egypt
Belligerents

Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Ottoman Empire

 Great Britain

France French First Republic
Commanders and leaders

Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Selim III
Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha
Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Mustafa Pasha
Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Jezzar Pasha
Murad Bey
Ibrahim Bey
Kingdom of Great Britain William Sidney Smith
Kingdom of Great Britain Ralph Abercrombie  (DOW)

Kingdom of Great Britain Horatio Nelson

France Napoleon Bonaparte
France Jean Baptiste Kléber †
France Thomas-Alexandre Dumas

France Jacques-Francois Menou  Surrendered
Strength

Ottoman Empire: 220,000

  • Army of Egypt: 80,000
  • Army of Rhodes: 20,000
  • Army of Syria: 20,000
  • Army of the East: 30,000
  • 2nd invasion of Egypt: 60,000
Great Britain: 30,000		 40,000+ men (land)

Ottoman-British victory

Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Ottoman Empire

France French First Republic

Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Selim III
Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha
Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Mustafa Pasha
Fictitious Ottoman flag 2.svg Jezzar Pasha
Murad Bey
Ibrahim Bey
Kingdom of Great Britain William Sidney Smith
Kingdom of Great Britain Ralph Abercrombie  (DOW)


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