Prise d'Alexandrie

Prise d'Alexandrie
Part of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria during the War of the Second Coalition
The capture of Alexandria, bas relief of the triumphal arch in Paris.
Date 2 July 1798 Location Alexandria Result French victory
Belligerents
France	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon Bonaparte Jean-Baptiste Kléber	Mohammed El - Koraïm
Strength
5,000[1]	500[2]
Casualties and losses
300[3]	Unknown

The Prise d'Alexandrie is the first operation on Egyptian soil during the French campaign in Egypt and Syria. On 2 July 1798, the French army landed and took the place of Alexandria from the hands of the Janissaries.