Mediterranean campaign of 1798

June 1798 – December 1798

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.

Battles 3

June 10–12, 1798
July 15, 1798
Action of 15 July 1798 British victory Cartagena Manley Dixon
November 7–15, 1798

Key commanders

Kingdom of Great Britain 4

First French Republic 2

French First Republic 5