Battle of the Pyramids

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battle military engagement

The Battle of the Pyramids was a decisive 1798 victory in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s French army defeated the Mamluk forces near Cairo, securing French control over much of Egypt.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Pyramids canonical	5
Bataille des Pyramides	1
Battle of Shubra Khit	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
aftermath	French occupation of Cairo ⓘ collapse of organized Mamluk resistance near Cairo ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of the Pyramids ⓘ surface form: Bataille des Pyramides
belligerent	First French Empire ⓘ surface form: French Republic Mamluk forces ⓘ
campaignObjective	establish French influence in Egypt ⓘ threaten British interests in India ⓘ
commander	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
conflict	French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
date	21 July 1798 ⓘ
era	French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ surface form: French Revolutionary era
followedBy	Battle of the Nile ⓘ
FrenchArmy	Army of the Orient ⓘ surface form: Armée d’Orient
FrenchCasualties	relatively light ⓘ
FrenchCommander	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
geographicContext	near the Nile River ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 18th century ⓘ
involvedUnitType	French artillery ⓘ French infantry ⓘ Mamluk cavalry ⓘ Mamluk infantry ⓘ
location	Egypt ⓘ near Cairo ⓘ
MamlukCasualties	heavy ⓘ
MamlukCommander	Ibrahim Bey ⓘ Murad Bey ⓘ
namedAfter	proximity to the Pyramids of Giza ⓘ
notableFeature	demonstrated effectiveness of disciplined infantry squares against cavalry ⓘ enhanced Napoleon Bonaparte’s military reputation ⓘ
opponent	Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
partOf	Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ surface form: French campaign in Egypt and Syria
precededBy	Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ surface form: French landing at Alexandria
result	French victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance	secured French control over Cairo ⓘ secured French control over much of Egypt ⓘ
strengthFrench	approximately 25,000 soldiers ⓘ
strengthMamluk	approximately 6,000–7,000 cavalry ⓘ several thousand infantry and irregulars ⓘ
tacticalSignificance	decisive French victory over Mamluk forces ⓘ
theatre	French campaign in Syria ⓘ surface form: Middle Eastern theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
usedFormation	divisional square formation ⓘ infantry squares against cavalry ⓘ
year	1798 ⓘ

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Subject: Battle of the Pyramids
Description of subject: The Battle of the Pyramids was a decisive 1798 victory in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s French army defeated the Mamluk forces near Cairo, securing French control over much of Egypt.

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Napoleon's Egyptian campaign → hasPart → Battle of the Pyramids ⓘ

Antoine-Jean Gros → notableWork → Battle of the Pyramids ⓘ

Battle of the Pyramids → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Pyramids ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bataille des Pyramides

Murad Bey → conflict → Battle of the Pyramids ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Shubra Khit

Army of the Orient → notableBattle → Battle of the Pyramids ⓘ

French Army of the East → battle → Battle of the Pyramids ⓘ