Battle of Abukir (1801)

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Battle of Abukir in 1801
Part of the French Revolutionary Wars
Date March 8, 1801 Location Abu Qir, Egypt Result Decisive British Victory
Combatants
Britain	France
Commanders
Ralph Abercromby	Louis Friant
Strength
5,000	2,000
Casualties
1,100 killed	Uknown, but heavy

Egypt–Syria Campaign of 1798–1801
Shubra Khit – Pyramids – Nile – El Arish – Jaffa – Acre – Mount Tabor – 1st Aboukir – 2nd Aboukir – Alexandria

The Battle of Abukir (1801) was the second battle of the Egyptian campaign, fought on March 8, 1801 at Abu Qir on the Mediterranean coast, near the Nile delta. In this battle, a British army of 5,000 led by General Ralph Abercromby landed along the beach to dislodge an entrenched French army of 2,000 under General Louis Friant. They did so, but not before 1,100 British troops were lost.

[edit] The Battle

On March 8, 1801, the British army commanded by Sir Ralph Abercromby landed from its transports, fighting strenuous opposition from the French force already entrenched on the beach. ^[1]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ "Topic: Abukir" (notes), factbites, 2006-12-04, webpage: FBites-Abukir.