Augustin Daniel Belliard, comte Belliard et de l'Empire was a French general.
Augustin Daniel Belliard
Statue of Belliard (Geefs, 1836) on the Rue Royale/Koningstraat in Brussels
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
The French campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798–1801) was a Napoleonic campaign in the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria, executed by Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon proclaimed to "defend French trade interests" and to establish "scientific enterprise" in the region. It was the primary purpose of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798, which was a series of naval engagements that included the capture of Malta and the Greek island Crete, later arriving in the Port of Alexandria. The campaign ended in defeat for Napoleon after abandoning his troops to head back to France for the looming risk of a Second Coalition. This led to the death and withdrawal of French troops in the region.
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
Tipu, Sultan of Mysore, an ally of Napoleone Bonaparte, confronted British East India Company forces at the Siege of Srirangapatna, where he was killed.
Landing of Napoleon's troops in Egypt in July 1798
Kléber wounded in front of Alexandria, engraving by Adolphe-François Pannemaker