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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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