Battle of Abukir (1801)

March 8, 1801 · Abu Qir

Result British victory

A British expedition landed at Abu Qir Bay under fire from French defenders. The landing began the campaign that forced the French army to leave Egypt.

On the map Contemporaries

Coalition

France

Other

United Kingdom

France

Ottoman Empire

Sidney Smith military commander

Ralph Abercromby military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 6,0005,500
Casualties: 650
Killed: 102
Wounded: 515
Missing: 123

Strength: 1,800–2,5002,000
Casualties: 400350
Guns: 10
Guns lost: 8

Units

British Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars British Mediterranean Fleet (1805)

Army of the Orient