Revolt of Cairo

Revolt of Cairo (1798)
Part of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria during the War of the Second Coalition

Revolt in Cairo on 21 October 1798
by Girodet-Trioson, 1810
Date21–22 October 1798
Location
Cairo, Egypt, Ottoman Empire
30°02′41″N 31°14′44″E / 30.0446°N 31.2456°E / 30.0446; 31.2456
Result French victory
Belligerents
French First Republic French Republic Cairenes
Commanders and leaders
French First Republic Napoleon Bonaparte Various (non-centralized leadership)
Strength
20,000 80,000
Casualties and losses
300 killed
500 wounded		 5,000 to 6,000 killed or wounded
Revolt of Cairo is located in Mediterranean
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Location within Mediterranean
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War of the Second Coalition:
Egypt and Syria
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Battle of Mount Tabor (1799) on 16 April 1799
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Siege of Acre (1799) from 20 March to 21 May 1799
Jaffa
4
Siege of Jaffa from 3 to 7 March 1799
Cairo
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Battle of the Pyramids on 21 July 1798 Revolt of Cairo from 21 to 22 October 1798 Napoleon's return to France Siege of Cairo from May to June 1801
Alexandria
2
Battle of the Nile from 1 to 3 August 1798 Napoleon's return to France from 23 August to 9 October 1799 Siege of Alexandria (1801) from 17 August to 2 September 1801
Malta
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French invasion of Malta from 10 to 12 June 1798
  current battle
  Napoleon in command till 23 August 1799

The Revolt of Cairo was a revolt that occurred on 21–22 October 1798 by the citizens of Cairo against the French occupation of Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte.[1]

  1. ^ Chandler, p. 230.