Mediterranean campaign of 1798
June 1798 – December 1798 · Mediterranean Sea
Result Coalition victory
A French expedition under Napoleon seized Malta and landed in Egypt. The British fleet under Nelson then destroyed the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile, leaving the French army cut off.
Kingdom of Great Britain
First French Republic
Battles 3
- French invasion of Malta June 10–12, 1798 · French victory
- Action of 15 July 1798 July 15, 1798 · British victory
- Capture of Minorca (1798) November 7–15, 1798 · British victory