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Aboukir
Battle Name : Aboukir
Date(s) : 08 March 1801
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , French War of the Second Coalition ,
Outcome : A victory for British Forces over French Forces [Army of the Orient]
Type of battle : Land
Summary
General Menou, the French commander in Egypt, aware that the British had landed sent General Friant with an inadequate force to oppose them. The French were defeated and lost 8 of their 15 guns.
Location
A fort on the Egyptian coast of the Mediterranean sea about 13 miles northeast of Alexandria. (Egypt)
Casualty figures
French Forces [Army of the Orient]
- Number engaged :
- 1,800
- Casualties :
- 350 (19.44%)
British Forces
- Number engaged :
- 8,000
- Casualties :
- 652 (8.15%)
