Siege of Alexandria

When

17 Aug 1801 – 2 Sep 1801

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

31.20° N, 29.88° E

Description

1801 siege during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria

1801 battle of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria

The siege of Alexandria was fought during the French Revolutionary Wars between French and British forces. It was the last action of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria (1798–1801). The French had occupied Alexandria, a major fortified harbour city on the Nile Delta in northern Egypt, since 2 July 1798, and the garrison there surrendered on 2 September 1801.

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