Battle of Abukir (1801)

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Battle of Abukir in 1801

Date	March 8, 1801
Location	Abu Qir, Egypt
Result	Decisive British Victory

Belligerents

Commanders

Strength

5,000

2,000

Casualties and losses

1,100 killed or wounded

Unknown, but heavy

v • d • e French Revolutionary Wars Egypt-Syria Campaign, 1798–1801

Shubra Khit – Pyramids – Nile – El Arish – Jaffa – Acre – Mount Tabor – 1st Aboukir – Heliopolis – 2nd Aboukir – Alexandria – Siege of 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]