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Battle of Abukir (1799)

July 25, 1799 · Battle of Abukir (1799)

Part of French Revolutionary Wars, French campaign in Egypt and Syria

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Bonaparte destroyed an Ottoman army landed at Abukir, his last battle in Egypt.

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France

France
Joachim Murat military commander Géraud Duroc military commander Napoleon military commander

Coalition

Ottoman Empire
Great Britain

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Sidney Smith participant