Battle of Alexandria

When

21 Mar 1801

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

31.22° N, 29.95° E

Description

1801 battle during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria

Battle of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria

The Battle of Alexandria was fought on 21 March 1801, where the British army and naval forces repelled an assault by the French army as part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria. Led by General Sir Ralph Abercromby, the British entrenched army engaged a French force under Divisional-general Jacques-François Menou near the ruins of Nicopolis, on the narrow spit of land between the Mediterranean Sea and Abukir.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Alexandria in Egypt: British troops defeat the French, but the British commander, Sir Ralph Abercromby, dies later of a wound received in the action”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “défaite française à la bataille de Canope, l'armée commandée par Menou se retranche à Alexandrie”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page