Capture of Alexandria

Capture of Alexandria
Part of the French campaign in Egypt and Syria during the War of the Second Coalition
The capture of Alexandria, bas relief of the Arc de Triomphe.
Date 2 July 1798 Location Alexandria, Egypt Result French victory
Belligerents
French Republic	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon Bonaparte Jean-Baptiste Kléber	Mohammed El-Koraïm [ar]
Strength
5,000[1]	500[2]
Casualties and losses
300[3]	Unknown

The Capture of Alexandria was the first operation on Egyptian soil during the French campaign in Egypt and Syria. On 2 July 1798, the French army landed and took the city of Alexandria from the hands of the Janissaries.