Siege of El Arish

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The Siege of El Arish was fought during February 1799 between French and Ottoman forces. The French, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, were besieging the fortress. It fell on February 19 after an eleven day siege.



Egypt–Syria Campaign of 1798–1800
Shubra Khit – Pyramids – Nile – El Arish – Jaffa – Acre – Mount Tabor – 1st Aboukir – 2nd Aboukir
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