Capture of Alexandria
| Capture of Alexandria | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria | |||||||
1870 engraving by Adolphe-François Pannemaker depicting the capture | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| French Republic | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Napoleon Jean-Baptiste Kléber | Mohammed El-Koraïm | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 | 500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 300 killed or wounded | Unknown | ||||||
The capture of Alexandria was the first operation on Egyptian soil during the French invasion of Egypt and Syria. On 2 July 1798, the French army landed and took the city of Alexandria from the hands of the Janissaries.