Battle of Nazareth
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The Battle of Nazareth was a 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Syrian campaign in which French forces under General Jean Baptiste Kléber defeated a larger Ottoman army near the town of Nazareth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Nazareth canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Nazareth (1799) | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Republic
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| campaignOf | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| commander |
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Baptiste Kléber
|
| commanderForFrenchForces |
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Baptiste Kléber
|
| conflict |
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
|
| countryAtTime | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1799 ⓘ |
| era | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| largerForce |
Ottoman Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman army
|
| location |
Nazareth
ⓘ
Ottoman Syria ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Ottoman Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman army
|
| outcome | French forces defeated a larger Ottoman army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
Napoleon’s Syrian campaign ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Siege of Akko (1799)
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Acre (1799)
|
| relatedPerson | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| smallerForce | French forces ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | Helped secure French positions in Galilee during the Syrian campaign ⓘ |
| theater |
Syrian front
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian campaign
|
| year | 1799 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Nazareth (1799)