Capitulation of Alexandria (1801)

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historical event military surrender agreement treaty

The Capitulation of Alexandria (1801) was the agreement marking the surrender of French forces in Egypt to the British and their allies, effectively ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
British occupation of Alexandria in 1801	1
Capitulation of Alexandria (1801) canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ military surrender agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Convention of Alexandria (1801) NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Mamluk forces allied with Britain and the Ottomans ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
category	1801 in Egypt ⓘ Surrenders in military history ⓘ Treaties of the French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandedByOnBritishSide	Admiral Lord Keith NERFINISHED ⓘ General John Hely-Hutchinson NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandedByOnFrenchSide	Abdallah Jacques François de Menou NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryAtTime	Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
effectOnScience	transfer of some French-collected Egyptian antiquities to British control ⓘ
endedConflict	French Revolutionary Wars in the Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ French campaign in Egypt and Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
followed	Siege of Alexandria (1801) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDate	1801-09-02 ⓘ
hasYear	1801 ⓘ
historicalRegion	Ottoman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
includedTerm	guarantees for the safety of French civilians ⓘ handover of Egyptian ports held by France ⓘ protection for French wounded and sick ⓘ repatriation of French troops to France on British ships ⓘ surrender of French military stores and artillery ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
legalForm	capitulation ⓘ
locationOfSurrender	Alexandria garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ French campaign in Egypt and Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Alexandria (1801) NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedArtifact	Rosetta Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultedIn	British control of Alexandria ⓘ end of French occupation of Egypt ⓘ evacuation of French troops from Egypt ⓘ surrender of French forces in Egypt ⓘ
signatory	France NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Subject: Capitulation of Alexandria (1801)
Description of subject: The Capitulation of Alexandria (1801) was the agreement marking the surrender of French forces in Egypt to the British and their allies, effectively ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.

Referenced by (2)

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

Rosetta Stone → transportedAfter → Capitulation of Alexandria (1801) ⓘ

Ottoman period in Egypt → hasSignificantEvent → Capitulation of Alexandria (1801) ⓘ

this entity surface form: British occupation of Alexandria in 1801