7 March 1799
Capture of Jaffa
Napoleon's army captured Jaffa during the Syrian campaign, gaining a coastal position on the route toward Acre.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Jaffa in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Napoleon's army captured Jaffa during the Syrian campaign, gaining a coastal position on the route toward Acre.
Provenance
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