Siege of Alexandria (1801)

Siege of Alexandria
Part of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria during the War of the Second Coalition

French fortified heights to the eastern side of Alexandria
Date17 August – 2 September 1801
Location31°12′16″N 29°52′48″E / 31.2045796°N 29.8800659°E / 31.2045796; 29.8800659
Result

British victory

Belligerents
 France  United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
French First Republic Jacques-François Menou Surrendered United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland John Hely-Hutchinson
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Sidney Smith
Strength
13,000 20,000[1]
Casualties and losses
10,000 captured[2]
2,000 to disease
9 warships captured
Low
Siege of Alexandria (1801) is located in Mediterranean
Siege of Alexandria (1801)
Location within Mediterranean
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  Napoleon in command till 23 August 1799

The siege of Alexandria (17 August – 2 September 1801) was fought during the French Revolutionary Wars between French and British forces. It was the last action of the French campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798–1801). The French had occupied Alexandria, a major fortified harbour city on the Nile Delta in northern Egypt, since 2 July 1798, and the garrison there surrendered on 2 September 1801.

  1. ^ Barthorp p. 29 A total of 35 battalions
  2. ^ Barthorp p. 6