Battle of Alexandria

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The Battle of Alexandria was a 1801 engagement in Egypt during the French Revolutionary Wars, where British forces under Sir Ralph Abercromby (with Sir John Moore as a key commander) defeated the French, helping to end Napoleon’s campaign in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Canope
belligerent French First Republic
Ottoman Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
campaign Napoleonic campaign in Egypt
combatantStrength British expeditionary force
French Army of the East
commander Jacques-François Menou
John Moore
Ralph Abercromby
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
country Ottoman Empire
date 21 March 1801
followedBy Siege of Alexandria (1801)
location Alexandria
Egypt
notableEvent mortal wounding of Sir Ralph Abercromby
objective expel French forces from Egypt
partOf Egyptian campaign of 1801
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
precededBy Battle of Abukir (1801)
relatedTo Napoleonic Wars
Treaty of Amiens
result British victory
significance contributed to the end of French occupation of Egypt
weakened French strategic position in the eastern Mediterranean
theatre Mediterranean theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
year 1801

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Sir John Moore battle Battle of Alexandria
Ralph Abercromby notableBattle Battle of Alexandria
Ralph Abercromby notableBattle Battle of Aboukir (1801)
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Capitulation of Alexandria (1801) precededBy Battle of Alexandria (1801)
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Great Britain during the War of the Second Coalition hasNavalBattle Battle of Alexandria (naval operations)
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Great Britain during the War of the Second Coalition hasLandBattle Battle of Alexandria (1801)
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Rufane Shaw Donkin participatedIn Battle of Alexandria