What the records say
- When
- 8 Feb 1799 – 19 Feb 1799
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 31.13° N, 33.80° E
- Description
- 1799 siege fought during French Invasion of Egypt
Siege of El Arish
1799 siege during the French Invasion of Egypt
The siege of El Arish was a successful siege by French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte against Ottoman forces under Mustafa Pasha. The French army, commanded by Jean Baptiste Kléber and Jean Reynier laid siege to the fortress of El Arish for nine days. The fortress finally fell to the French on 20 February 1799.
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