Siege of Acre (1831–1832)
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The Siege of Acre (1831–1832) was a key military campaign in which Muhammad Ali of Egypt’s forces captured the strategic Levantine fortress city of Acre from the Ottoman Empire, significantly shifting the balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Acre (1831–1832) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
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siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Muhammad Ali of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Egyptian forces
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman garrison of Acre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Abdullah Pasha
NERFINISHED
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Ibrahim Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Abdullah Pasha of Acre
NERFINISHED
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Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictSide |
Egypt under Muhammad Ali
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mahmud II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Ottoman garrison ⓘ |
| endDate | 1832 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Konya (1832)
NERFINISHED
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Egyptian advance into inland Syria ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Ottoman period ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to later Great Power involvement in the Eastern Question
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raised European concern over Egyptian expansion ⓘ |
| location |
Acre
NERFINISHED
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Eyalet of Sidon NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of the fortress city of Acre
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secure control of the Levantine coast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Muhammad Ali’s Levant campaign
NERFINISHED
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Muhammad Ali’s challenge to Ottoman central authority ⓘ |
| precededBy | Egyptian invasion of Syria (1831) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Egyptian–Ottoman rivalry
NERFINISHED
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modernization of the Egyptian army ⓘ |
| result |
Egyptian victory
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capture of Acre by Egyptian forces ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
extension of Muhammad Ali’s control over Syria
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shift in regional balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ weakening of direct Ottoman authority in the Levant ⓘ |
| startDate | 1831 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Eastern Mediterranean trade routes
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control of a key Levantine fortress ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| used |
artillery bombardment
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naval support ⓘ |
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