Battle of the Pyramids

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The Battle of the Pyramids was a decisive 1798 victory in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s French army defeated the Mamluk forces near Cairo, securing French control over much of Egypt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aftermath French occupation of Cairo ⓘ
collapse of organized Mamluk resistance near Cairo ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bataille des Pyramides ⓘ
belligerent French Republic ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire

Mamluk forces ⓘ
campaignObjective establish French influence in Egypt ⓘ
threaten British interests in India ⓘ
commander Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
conflict French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
date 21 July 1798 ⓘ
era French Revolutionary era ⓘ
followedBy Battle of the Nile ⓘ
FrenchArmy Armée d’Orient ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Orient
FrenchCasualties relatively light ⓘ
FrenchCommander Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
geographicContext near the Nile River ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 18th century ⓘ
involvedUnitType French artillery ⓘ
French infantry ⓘ
Mamluk cavalry ⓘ
Mamluk infantry ⓘ
location Egypt ⓘ
near Cairo ⓘ
MamlukCasualties heavy ⓘ
MamlukCommander Ibrahim Bey ⓘ
Murad Bey ⓘ
namedAfter proximity to the Pyramids of Giza ⓘ
notableFeature demonstrated effectiveness of disciplined infantry squares against cavalry ⓘ
enhanced Napoleon Bonaparte’s military reputation ⓘ
opponent Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
partOf French campaign in Egypt and Syria ⓘ
precededBy French landing at Alexandria ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance secured French control over Cairo ⓘ
secured French control over much of Egypt ⓘ
strengthFrench approximately 25,000 soldiers ⓘ
strengthMamluk approximately 6,000–7,000 cavalry ⓘ
several thousand infantry and irregulars ⓘ
tacticalSignificance decisive French victory over Mamluk forces ⓘ
theatre Middle Eastern theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
usedFormation divisional square formation ⓘ
infantry squares against cavalry ⓘ
year 1798 ⓘ

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Napoleon's Egyptian campaign → hasPart → Battle of the Pyramids ⓘ
Antoine-Jean Gros → notableWork → Battle of the Pyramids ⓘ
Battle of the Pyramids → alsoKnownAs → Bataille des Pyramides ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Pyramids
Murad Bey → conflict → Battle of the Pyramids ⓘ
Murad Bey → conflict → Battle of Shubra Khit ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Pyramids
Army of the Orient → notableBattle → Battle of the Pyramids ⓘ
French Army of the East → battle → Battle of the Pyramids ⓘ