Expedition to Egypt
| Egyptian Campaign |
| Part of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798
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Battle of the Pyramids
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| Date |
1 July 1798 – 2 September 1801
(3 years, 2 months and 1 day) |
| Location |
Egypt, Levant |
| Result |
Ottoman-British victory
- French conquest of Egypt and end of Mameluke rule
- Failure of French expedition to Syria
- Capitulation of French administration in Egypt
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| Belligerents |
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 Ottoman Empire
 Great Britain
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 France
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| Commanders and leaders |
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Selim III
Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha
Mustafa Pasha
Jezzar Pasha
 Murad Bey
Ibrahim Bey
William Sidney Smith
Ralph Abercrombie (DOW)
Horatio Nelson
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 Napoleon Bonaparte
Jean Baptiste Kléber †
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
Jacques-Francois Menou 
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| Strength |
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Ottoman Empire: 220,000
- Army of Egypt: 80,000
- Army of Rhodes: 20,000
- Army of Syria: 20,000
- Army of the East: 30,000
- 2nd invasion of Egypt: 60,000
Great Britain: 30,000 |
40,000+ men (land) |
| Casualties and losses |
50,000 killed or wounded
15,000 prisoners |
15,000 killed or wounded
8,500 prisoners |
Ottoman-British victory
Ottoman Empire
Selim III
Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha
Mustafa Pasha
Jezzar Pasha
Murad Bey
Ibrahim Bey
William Sidney Smith
Ralph Abercrombie (DOW)
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Great Britain
France
Jacques-Francois Menou 
Selim III
Murad Bey