Battle of the Pyramids

When

21 Jul 1798

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

30.08° N, 31.20° E

Description

1798 battle during the French invasion of Egypt

1798 battle of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria

The Battle of the Pyramids, also known as the Battle of Embabeh, was fought on 21 July 1798 during the French invasion of Egypt and Syria. Occurring near the village of Embabeh, Ottoman Egypt, the battle was named by Napoleon after the distant Great Pyramid of Giza.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of the Pyramids: Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Ottoman forces near the Pyramids”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei den Pyramiden bezwingt Napoleon Bonapartes Invasionsarmee auf ihrem Ägyptenfeldzug ein Mamlukenheer unter Mourad Bey”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bonaparte bat les Mamelouks de Mourad Bey en Égypte à la bataille des Pyramides”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “разбили отряды мамлюков в сражении у пирамид”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “金字塔戰役，拿破崙擊敗阿拉伯奴隸兵馬木留克。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ピラミッドの戦い。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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