Battle of Abukir (1799)

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Abukir (1799) was a French victory under Napoleon Bonaparte against Ottoman forces in Egypt, consolidating his control over the region during his Middle Eastern expedition.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Abukir	2
Battle of Aboukir (1799)	1
Battle of Abukir (1801)	1
Battle of Abukir Bay (1798)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Abukir (1799) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Aboukir (1799)
belligerent	French Republic ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ surface form: Mamluks Ottoman Empire ⓘ
campaign	Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ surface form: Egyptian campaign
combatantStrength	French Army of the East ⓘ Ottoman Army ⓘ surface form: Ottoman expeditionary force
commander	Mustafa Pasha ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
commandStructure	Army of the Orient ⓘ
conflict	Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ surface form: French campaign in Egypt and Syria
conflictType	land battle ⓘ
country	Ottoman Empire ⓘ surface form: Ottoman Egypt
date	25 July 1799 ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
followedBy	Napoleon's return to France ⓘ
FrenchCommander	Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
geographicalFeature	Aboukir Bay, Egypt ⓘ surface form: Abukir Peninsula Mediterranean Basin ⓘ surface form: Mediterranean coast
historicalPeriod	French Revolutionary era ⓘ
involvedBranch	French infantry ⓘ Janissaries ⓘ surface form: Ottoman Janissaries Ottoman Army ⓘ surface form: Ottoman cavalry
location	Pelusium ⓘ surface form: Abukir Egypt ⓘ
notableFor	Capture of Mustafa Pasha ⓘ Decisive French infantry attack against entrenched Ottoman positions ⓘ
objective	Defeat Ottoman landing force in Egypt ⓘ
opponent	French Republic ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ surface form: Mamluks Ottoman Empire ⓘ
OttomanCommander	Mustafa Pasha ⓘ
outcome	Consolidation of French control over Egypt ⓘ
partOf	French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Napoleon's Egyptian campaign ⓘ surface form: French campaign in Egypt and Syria
precededBy	Siege of Acre ⓘ surface form: Siege of Acre (1799)
primaryTactic	Assault on fortified Ottoman camp ⓘ French divisional square formations ⓘ
region	Nile Delta ⓘ
relatedEvent	Battle of Abukir (1799) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Battle of Abukir Bay (1798) Battle of the Nile ⓘ
result	French victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance	Prevented Ottoman reconquest of Egypt in 1799 ⓘ
theatre	French campaign in Syria ⓘ surface form: Middle Eastern theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
year	1799 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Battle of Abukir (1799) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Abukir (1799) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Aboukir (1799)

Napoleon's Egyptian campaign → hasPart → Battle of Abukir (1799) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Abukir (1801)

Antoine-Jean Gros → notableWork → Battle of Abukir (1799) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Abukir

Joachim Murat → participantIn → Battle of Abukir (1799) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Abukir

Battle of Abukir (1799) → relatedEvent → Battle of Abukir (1799) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Abukir Bay (1798)