Siege of El Arish
The siege of El Arish was a successful siege by French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte against Ottoman forces under Mustafa Pasha. The French army, commanded by Jean Baptiste Kléber and Jean Reynier laid siege to the fortress of El Arish for nine days. The fortress finally fell to the French on 20 February 1799.
| Siege of El Arish | |||||||
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| Part of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria of the French Revolutionary Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Napoleon Bonaparte Jean Kléber Jean Reynier | Abdullah Pasha (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,460 | 15,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 403 killed and wounded |
1,200 killed and wounded 1,800 captured | ||||||
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