Battle of Abukir (1799)

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The Battle of Abukir (1799) was a French victory under Napoleon Bonaparte against Ottoman forces in Egypt, consolidating his control over the region during his Middle Eastern expedition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Aboukir (1799) ⓘ
belligerent French Republic ⓘ
Mamluks ⓘ
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate

Ottoman Empire ⓘ
campaign Egyptian campaign ⓘ
combatantStrength French Army of the East ⓘ
Ottoman expeditionary force ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman Army
commander Mustafa Pasha ⓘ
Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
commandStructure Army of the Orient ⓘ
conflict French campaign in Egypt and Syria ⓘ
conflictType land battle ⓘ
country Ottoman Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman Empire
date 25 July 1799 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
followedBy Napoleon's return to France ⓘ
FrenchCommander Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
geographicalFeature Abukir Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Aboukir Bay, Egypt

Mediterranean coast ⓘ
linked to: Mediterranean Basin
historicalPeriod French Revolutionary era ⓘ
involvedBranch French infantry ⓘ
Ottoman Janissaries ⓘ
linked to: Janissaries

Ottoman cavalry ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman Army
location Abukir ⓘ
linked to: Pelusium

Egypt ⓘ
notableFor Capture of Mustafa Pasha ⓘ
Decisive French infantry attack against entrenched Ottoman positions ⓘ
objective Defeat Ottoman landing force in Egypt ⓘ
opponent French Republic ⓘ
Mamluks ⓘ
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate

Ottoman Empire ⓘ
OttomanCommander Mustafa Pasha ⓘ
outcome Consolidation of French control over Egypt ⓘ
partOf French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
French campaign in Egypt and Syria ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Acre (1799) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Acre
primaryTactic Assault on fortified Ottoman camp ⓘ
French divisional square formations ⓘ
region Nile Delta ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Abukir Bay (1798) ⓘ
Battle of the Nile ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance Prevented Ottoman reconquest of Egypt in 1799 ⓘ
theatre Middle Eastern theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
year 1799 ⓘ

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Napoleon's Egyptian campaign → hasPart → Battle of Abukir (1799) ⓘ
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign → hasPart → Battle of Abukir (1801) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Abukir (1799)
Antoine-Jean Gros → notableWork → Battle of Abukir ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Abukir (1799)
Battle of Abukir (1799) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Aboukir (1799) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Abukir (1799)
Battle of Abukir (1799) → relatedEvent → Battle of Abukir Bay (1798) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Abukir (1799)
Joachim Murat → participantIn → Battle of Abukir ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Abukir (1799)
Antoine-Jean Gros → notableWork → Battle of Aboukir ⓘ
subject linked to: Gros
linked to: Battle of Abukir (1799)
Mustafa Pasha → conflict → Battle of Abukir (1799) ⓘ
French Army of the East → battle → Battle of Abukir (1799) ⓘ
Battle of Alexandria → precededBy → Battle of Abukir (1801) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Abukir (1799)
Jacques-François de Menou → participatedIn → Battle of Abukir (1799–1801 Egyptian campaign phase) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Abukir (1799)