What the records say
- When
- 1798 – 1801
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 34.00° N, 37.00° E
- Description
- 1798–1801 war
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Franco-Turkish War (1798–1801)
Ottoman defeat of Revolutionary France
The Franco-Turkish War (1798–1801) was a conflict between Revolutionary France and the Ottoman Empire, forming a part of the wider French Revolutionary Wars. It began with the French invasion of Egypt under Napoleon Bonaparte but lasted until 1802. Its other fronts included Palestine, Syria, Albania, the Ionian Islands, Sicily and mainland Italy.
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