Storming and Capture of Acre

November 3, 1840 · Acre

Result Allied victory

British, Austrian and Ottoman ships bombarded Acre, and a powder magazine exploded. The Egyptian garrison left the city, and Muhammad Ali soon gave up Syria.

On the map Contemporaries

Ottoman Empire and allies

Egypt

Ottoman Empire

United Kingdom

Austrian Empire

Egypt

Strength and losses

Strength: c. 4,700
Casualties: c. 100
Ships: c. 21
Guns: c. 936

Strength: c. 5,000
Casualties: c. 3,200
Captured: c. 1,200
Guns: c. 145