Army of the Orient

Army · France · May 19, 1798 – September 2, 1801

Bonaparte's army for the invasion of Egypt and Syria, left under Kléber and then Menou until it capitulated in 1801.

May 19, 1798 Sails from Toulon Map
June 11, 1798 Takes Malta Map
July 1, 1798 Lands at Alexandria Map
July 21, 1798 Battle of the Pyramids Beats the Mamluks Map
July 24, 1798 – February 9, 1799 Enters Cairo Map
March 7, 1799 Takes Jaffa Map
March 20, 1799 – May 21, 1799 Siege of Acre (1799) Besieges Acre Map
June 14, 1799 – July 14, 1799 Back in Cairo Map
July 25, 1799 Battle of Abukir (1799) Destroys the Ottoman landing Map
August 1, 1799 – March 20, 1801 Holds Egypt from Cairo; Bonaparte leaves for France Map
March 20, 1800 Battle of Heliopolis (1800)
March 8, 1801 Battle of Abukir (1801)
March 21, 1801 Battle of Alexandria (1801) Menou attacks the British Map
March 22, 1801 – September 2, 1801 Besieged in Alexandria; capitulates Map