Battle of Heliopolis (1800)
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The Battle of Heliopolis (1800) was a decisive engagement during the French campaign in Egypt in which French forces under General Jean-Baptiste Kléber defeated a much larger Ottoman army near Cairo, temporarily securing French control of the region.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Mataria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French Republic
NERFINISHED
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Mamluk forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | maintain French presence in Egypt ⓘ |
| commander |
Grand Vizier Kör Yusuf Ziya Pasha
NERFINISHED
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Jean-Baptiste Kléber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderKilledSoonAfter | Jean-Baptiste Kléber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 20 March 1800 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| followedBy | French reoccupation of Cairo (1800) ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualties | relatively light ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander | Jean-Baptiste Kléber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchForceComposition | veteran infantry and artillery units ⓘ |
| FrenchStrength | approximately 10,000 troops ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolutionary era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
near Cairo, Egypt
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near Heliopolis, Egypt ⓘ |
| longTermOutcome | did not prevent eventual French evacuation of Egypt ⓘ |
| namedAfter | ancient city of Heliopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | French victory against numerically superior Ottoman army ⓘ |
| opponentType | coalition of Ottoman regulars and Mamluk forces ⓘ |
| opposingForceComposition | Ottoman infantry, cavalry, and artillery ⓘ |
| OttomanCasualties | heavy ⓘ |
| OttomanCommander | Kör Yusuf Ziya Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OttomanStrength |
significantly larger force
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tens of thousands of troops ⓘ |
| partOf | French campaign in Egypt and Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ottoman invasion of Egypt (1800) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preparation | French forces concentrated around Cairo ⓘ |
| region | Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCampaign | Napoleon’s Egyptian expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | assassination of Jean-Baptiste Kléber ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| shortTermOutcome | French control of Cairo restored ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
repulsed an Ottoman attempt to expel the French from Egypt
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temporarily secured French control of Egypt ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
French infantry repulsed Ottoman cavalry charges
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French use of divisional squares ⓘ |
| terrain | open desert plain near Heliopolis ⓘ |
| theatre | Middle Eastern theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1800 ⓘ |
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