Battle of Abukir
The Battle of Abukir or Aboukir refers to three battles fought near Abukir, Egypt:For the naval battle fought in 1798, sometimes known as Battle of Aboukir Bay, see Battle of the Nile.The Battle of Abukir (1799) of the Egyptian campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought in August 1799, where Napoleon finished his defeat of the Turkish army of Mustafa IV.The Battle of Abukir (1801), second battle of the Egyptian campaign fought in March 1801. In this battle, a British army of 5,000 under General Ralph Abercromby landed to dislodge a French army of 2,000 under General Louis Friant. They did so, but not before 1,100 British troops were lost.
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