The French invasion of Egypt and Syria was a military expedition to Ottoman-held Egypt and Syria led by Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolutionary Wars. The campaign aimed to undermine British
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
Landing of Napoleon's troops in Egypt in July 1798
The Battle of the Pyramids, Louis-François, Baron Lejeune, 1808
The Battle of the Nile by Mather Brown, 1825
Siege of Acre (1799)
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The siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman city of Acre and was the turning point of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria, along with the Battle of the Nile. It was Na
French invasion of Egypt and Syria
…consolidate French gains, Napoleon advanced into Ottoman Syria, aiming to preempt an Ottoman counteroffensive, but his campaign ended in failure at the Siege of Acre (1799), where Anglo-Ottoman forces, supported by the Royal Navy, repelled French assaults. Recognising the strategic situation and political opportunities in…
French troops attacking Acre on 8 May 1799
Sidney Smith at the walls of Acre
The remains of the internal fortification line erected by Farhi and de Phélippeaux within the walls of Acre during Napoleon's siege, May 1799.
The general outlook of Old Acre, seen here in a present-day view from above, has changed little since 1799