Bombardment of Acre (1840)

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event in the Oriental Crisis of 1840 military engagement naval battle

The Bombardment of Acre (1840) was a key naval attack by a British-led coalition against Egyptian-held Acre during the Oriental Crisis, helping to force Muhammad Ali of Egypt to relinquish control of Ottoman territories in the Levant.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the Oriental Crisis of 1840 ⓘ military engagement ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bombardment of St Jean d'Acre (1840) NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Ali's forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	refusal of Muhammad Ali of Egypt to comply fully with the London Convention of 1840 ⓘ
combatant	Austrian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian garrison of Acre NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Charles Napier NERFINISHED ⓘ Selim Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Robert Stopford NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Oriental Crisis of 1840 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
date	3 November 1840 ⓘ
defendingCommander	Ibrahim Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulayman Pasha al-Faransawi NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	reassertion of Ottoman control over the Levant ⓘ withdrawal of Egyptian forces from Syria ⓘ
historicalContext	power struggle between the Ottoman Empire and Muhammad Ali of Egypt ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ
location	Acre NERFINISHED ⓘ Acre, Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	expel Egyptian forces from Acre ⓘ force Muhammad Ali of Egypt to relinquish control of Ottoman territories in the Levant ⓘ
opponent	Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Ali of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-Ottoman operations against Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Crisis of 1840 NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfAction	coast of Palestine ⓘ
precededBy	Convention of London (1840) NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	coalition victory ⓘ decisive victory for the British-led coalition ⓘ
significance	demonstrated the effectiveness of modern naval gunnery against coastal fortifications ⓘ helped force Muhammad Ali of Egypt to relinquish control of Ottoman territories in the Levant ⓘ key turning point in the Oriental Crisis of 1840 ⓘ
usedWeapon	bomb vessel ⓘ frigate ⓘ naval artillery ⓘ ship-of-the-line ⓘ
year	1840 ⓘ

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Battle of Nezib (1839) → relatedEvent → Bombardment of Acre (1840) ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Nezib

Admiral Sir Charles Napier → notableBattle → Bombardment of Acre (1840) ⓘ

subject surface form: Charles Napier