Siege of Acre

When

20 Mar 1799 – 21 May 1799

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

32.93° N, 35.08° E

Description

1799 siege during the French Invasion of Egypt and Syria

1799 siege of French invasion of Egypt and Syria

The siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman city of Acre and was the turning point of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria, along with the Battle of the Nile. It was Napoleon's third tactical defeat in his career, being defeated at the Second Battle of Bassano and the Battle of Caldiero three years previously during the Italian campaign, and his first major strategic defeat, along with…

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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 “The Siege of Acre ends after two months; Napoleon's attempt to widen his Middle Eastern campaign into Syria is frustrated by Ottoman forces”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Rahmen der Ägyptischen Expedition beginnt die Belagerung von Akkon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “échec de Bonaparte devant Saint-Jean-d'Acre”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “После двухмесячной осады Акки французы отступили в Египет”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “21 مايو 1799: الحروب النابليونية: فشل محاولة نابليون للاستيلاء على مدينة عكا”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page