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.
Date2 July 1798
Location
Result French victory
Belligerents
French First Republic 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.

  1. ^ Jean Tulard 1999 p. 64
  2. ^ Smith 1998 p. 140.
  3. ^ Jean Tulard 1999 p. 64