Revolt of Cairo

Revolt of Cairo (1798)
Part of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria during the War of the Second Coalition

The Revolt of Cairo
by Girodet-Trioson, 1810
Date21–22 October 1798
Location
Cairo, Egypt, Ottoman Empire
30°02′41″N 31°14′44″E / 30.0446°N 31.2456°E / 30.0446; 31.2456
Result French victory
Belligerents
French Republic Cairenes
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon Bonaparte Various (non-centralized leadership)
Strength
20,000 80,000
Casualties and losses
300 killed
500 wounded		 5,000 to 6,000 killed or wounded
Location within Mediterranean
Revolt of Cairo (Earth)
War of the Second Coalition:
Egypt and Syria
480km
298miles
6
5
4
Jaffa
3
Cairo
2
Alexandria
1
Malta
  current battle
  Napoleon in command till 23 August 1799

The Revolt of Cairo was a revolt that occurred on 21–22 October 1798 by the citizens of Cairo against the French occupation of Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte.

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