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The Battle of Abukir (1801) was the second battle of the Egyptian campaign, fought on March 8, 1801 at Abu Qir on the Mediterranean coast, near the Nile delta. In this battle, a British army of 5,000 led by General Ralph Abercromby landed along the beach to dislodge an entrenched French army of 2,000 under General Louis Friant. They did so, but not before 1,100 British troops were lost.
[edit] The Battle
On March 8, 1801, the British army commanded by Sir Ralph Abercromby landed from its transports, fighting strenuous opposition from the French force already entrenched on the beach. [1]
- ^ "Topic: Abukir" (notes), factbites, 2006-12-04, webpage: FBites-Abukir.
