Battle of the Pyramids
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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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bataille des Pyramides