Siege of Fort Julien
| Siege of Fort Julien | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria | |||||||
1803 illustration of Fort Julien | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United Kingdom Ottoman Empire | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lord Dalhousie | Louis Friant | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000 | 306 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 10 killed or wounded |
41 killed or wounded 264 captured | ||||||
The siege of Fort Julien was a military engagement that took place during the French Revolutionary Wars as part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria from 8 to 19 April 1801. The action was between a British and Ottoman force numbering 2,000 men and a besieged French force of 300 men.