The Egyptian Campaign 1799-1801
Titles in the Gareth Glover
Collection that deal with the Egyptian Campaign
Letters from Egypt &
Spain
. By
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Morland 12th then 9th Light
Dragoons
The Military Adventures of
Private Samuel Wray 61st Foot 1796-1815
The Egyptian campaign is one that receives little
attention, but in fact has many fascinating aspects to it and
the few memoirs which deal with it are always something
special. The hardships endured by the troops of all nations in
that harsh, unforgiving climate are
astounding.
British troops landing in
Egypt
It is only intended to here to give a brief overview of
the campaign in bullet point form.
1798
- 12 April 1798
Napoleon Bonaparte appointed to command The Army of the
Orient
- 19 May 1798
Napoleons army sails from Toulon for
Egypt
- 10 June 1798 Malta
taken by Napoleon
- 1 July 1798 Army of
the Orient lands in Egypt
- 2 July 1798 French
army storms Alexandria
- 21 July 1798 Battle
of the Pyramids
- 1 August Battle of
the Nile (Nelson destroys French Fleet)
- 2 September Sultan of
Ottoman Empire declares war on
France
1799
- 8 February 1799 Siege
of El Arish commenced (taken 19 Feb)
- 3 March Assault on
Jaffa (stormed on 7 March)
- 19 March Siege of
Acre (Napoleon foiled by Sir Sidney Smith and sailors of
Royal Navy)
- 16 April Battle of
Mount Tabor
- 20 May French army
retreat from Syria to Egypt
- 14 June Napoleon
arrives at Cairo again
- 25 July Battle of
Aboukir
- 23 August Napoleon
slips away to France leaving army
1800
- 28 January Convention
of El Arish
- 20 March Battle of
Heliopolis
- 14 June General
Kleber assasinated
- 15 June Convention of
Alessandria
- 5 September British
capture Malta
1801
- 8 March 1801 British
force under Sir Ralph Abercromby land in Aboukir
Bay
- 20 March Battle of
Alexandria
- 31 August French army
capitulated and returned to France on British
ships
Battle of Alexandria 1801
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