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Sidney Smith (Royal Navy officer)
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Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith was a British naval and intelligence officer. Serving in the American and French revolutionary wars and Napoleonic Wars, he rose to the rank of Admiral.
Commodore Smith wounded at Alexandria 1801.
Commodore Smith wounded at Alexandria 1801.
The destruction of the French Fleet at Toulon by Sidney Smith in 1793
The destruction of the French Fleet at Toulon by Sidney Smith in 1793
The capture by the French of Smith on 18 April 1796 off the port of Le Havre
The capture by the French of Smith on 18 April 1796 off the port of Le Havre
Philippe Auguste Hennequin, Portrait of Sir Sidney Smith in the Temple Prison, 1796 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Philippe Auguste Hennequin, Portrait of Sir Sidney Smith in the Temple Prison, 1796 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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 Napoleon's third tactical defeat in his career, being defeated at the Second Battle of Bassano and the Battle of Caldiero three years previously during the Italian campaign, and his first major strategic defeat, along with the last time he was defeated in battle for 10 years. As a result of the failed siege, Napoleon Bonaparte retreated two months later and withdrew to Egypt.
Failed siege of Acre by French forces led by Napoleon
Failed siege of Acre by French forces led by Napoleon
Sidney Smith at the walls of Acre
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 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
The general outlook of Old Acre, seen here in a present-day view from above, has changed little since 1799