Battle of Abukir
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The Battle of Abukir or Aboukir refers to three battles fought near Abukir, Egypt, on the Mediterranean coast west of the Nile delta:
- The Battle of Abukir Bay, the naval battle fought on August 1, 1798 (also 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 on March 8, 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. The British succeeded but lost 1,100 troops.
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