11 July 1799
Battle of Aboukir Bay
Lands the Turkish forces at Aboukir, 60 transports & 15,000 troops. General Marmont is forced to withdraw to Alexandria & await Napoleon's orders
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Aboukir Bay in Turkey. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Lands the Turkish forces at Aboukir, 60 transports & 15,000 troops. General Marmont is forced to withdraw to Alexandria & await Napoleon's orders
Sits tight for 2 weeks on the beaches due to extensive sickness. Assembles 10,000 infantry & 1,000 cavalry within striking distance of Aboukir
Surrenders to Murat & is arrested
Surrenders to Murat at the Battle of Aboukir & is arrested
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