Siege of Alexandria (1801)
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For other sieges and battles, see Battle of Alexandria (disambiguation).
The siege of Alexandria (17 August – 2 September 1801) was fought during the French Revolutionary Wars between French and British forces. It was the last action of the French campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798–1801). The French had occupied Alexandria, a major fortified harbour city on the Nile Delta in northern Egypt, since 2 July 1798, and the garrison there surrendered on 2 September 1801.
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Siege of Alexandria | |||||||
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Part of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria during the War of the Second Coalition | |||||||
French fortified heights to the eastern side of Alexandria | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | United Kingdom | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jacques-François Menou |
John Hely-Hutchinson Sidney Smith | ||||||
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13,000 | 20,000[1] | ||||||
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10,000 captured[2] 2,000 to disease 9 warships captured | Low | ||||||
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