Siege of Akko (1799)

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The Siege of Akko (1799) was a pivotal failed attempt by Napoleon Bonaparte to capture the fortified Ottoman port city of Acre during his Middle Eastern campaign, halting his advance into the Levant.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the French Revolutionary Wars
military engagement
siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Acre (1799)
Siege of Saint-Jean-d’Acre (1799)
attacker French Army of the Orient
belligerent French Republic
Ottoman Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
commander Antoine de Phélippeaux
Jezzar Pasha
Napoleon Bonaparte
Sidney Smith
conflictIn French Revolutionary Wars
countryInvolved France
Ottoman Empire
United Kingdom
defender Ottoman garrison of Acre
linked to: Saint-Jean-d’Acre

Royal Navy detachment
local Levantine auxiliaries
endDate 1799-05-20
followedBy French retreat to Egypt
historicalSignificance considered a turning point in the French campaign in the Levant
marked the limit of Napoleon’s land advance in the Eastern Mediterranean
location Acre
Ottoman Syria
present-day Acre, Israel
notableFeature multiple failed French assaults on the walls
naval support to defenders by the Royal Navy
significant French casualties from combat and disease
strong fortifications of Acre
use of captured French siege artillery by the defenders
objective capture of the fortified port city of Acre
opposedLeader Jezzar Pasha
Napoleon Bonaparte
Sidney Smith
partOf French campaign in Egypt and Syria
Napoleon’s Middle Eastern campaign
precededBy French capture of Jaffa
linked to: Siege of Jaffa
relatedCampaign Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign
relatedPlace Jaffa
Mount Tabor
Nazareth
result French failure to capture Acre
Ottoman–British victory
startDate 1799-03-18
strategicConsequence contributed to the failure of Napoleon’s Eastern ambitions
halted Napoleon’s advance into the Levant
prevented French invasion of Ottoman Syria beyond Acre
theater Middle Eastern theater of the French Revolutionary Wars

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Siege of Acre alsoKnownAs Siege of Akko (1799)
Acre historicalEvent Siege of Acre (1799)
linked to: Siege of Akko (1799)
Sidney Smith notableBattle Siege of Acre (1799)
linked to: Siege of Akko (1799)
Jezzar Pasha notableWork Defense of Acre in 1799
linked to: Siege of Akko (1799)
Jezzar Pasha conflict Siege of Acre (1799)
linked to: Siege of Akko (1799)
Army of the Orient notableBattle Siege of Acre (1799)
linked to: Siege of Akko (1799)
Siege of Jaffa followedBy Siege of Acre (1799)
linked to: Siege of Akko (1799)
Battle of Nazareth relatedConflict Siege of Acre (1799)
linked to: Siege of Akko (1799)
Phélippeaux conflict Siege of Acre (1799)
linked to: Siege of Akko (1799)
Siege of Akko (1799) alsoKnownAs Siege of Acre (1799)
linked to: Siege of Akko (1799)
Siege of Akko (1799) alsoKnownAs Siege of Saint-Jean-d’Acre (1799)
linked to: Siege of Akko (1799)
Saint-Jean-d’Acre wasSiegeSite Siege of Acre (1799)
linked to: Siege of Akko (1799)