25 July 1799
Battle of Aboukir
Napoleon defeated an Ottoman landing force at Aboukir, securing a major French battlefield victory before his departure from Egypt.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Aboukir in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Napoleon defeated an Ottoman landing force at Aboukir, securing a major French battlefield victory before his departure from Egypt.
Launches an assault on the Turks followed by the surrender of the citadel of Aboukir
The Citadel of Aboukir surrenders to Napoleon
Helps force the Turks to surrender after 1 week
The Turkish forces are forced to surrender after 1 weeks siege of Aboukir Castle
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