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
Failed siege of Acre by French forces led by Napoleon
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
Colonel Louis-Edmond Antoine le Picard de Phélippeaux was a French-born army officer best known for resisting the French invasion of Egypt and Syria. In 1783, Phélippeaux met Napoleon at the École Mil
Portrait of Phélippeaux
