Sidney Smith

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Sidney Smith was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his daring defense of Acre against Napoleon during the French campaign in the Eastern Mediterranean.


Statements (36)
Predicate Object
instanceOf British military personnel
Royal Navy officer
human
ally Ottoman Empire
local Levantine defenders at Acre
awardReceived Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
Order of Saint Januarius
Order of Saint Louis
Order of the Bath
Order of the Sword
Order of the Tower and Sword
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
employer Royal Navy
ethnicGroup English
familyName Smith
givenName Sidney
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank admiral
militaryService service against Napoleonic France
service against Revolutionary France
nativeLanguage English
notableAchievement prevented Napoleon from advancing further into the Levant at Acre
notableBattle Battle of the Nile
surface form: "Battle of the Nile (indirect involvement through operations in the region)"

Siege of Akko (1799)
surface form: "Siege of Acre (1799)"

operations off the coast of Syria
notableEvent French campaign in the Eastern Mediterranean
notableWork defense of Acre
occupation naval officer
opponent Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
partOf Mediterranean Fleet
surface form: "British Mediterranean fleet"
positionHeld Royal Navy admiral
sexOrGender male
sphereOfInfluence Eastern Mediterranean
strategicRole naval defense of Ottoman-held Acre

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