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{{War|name=Egyptian Campaign |dates=1801 |image=|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt Egypt] |combatant1=British and Indians |combatant2=French |result=British victory |medal=|category=[[:Category:Egyptian Campaign| Egyptian Campaign 1801]] |link1= }}

== Summary ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte] landed in Egypt in 1798 but his army was cut off when the British fleet under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson Admiral Nelson] defeated the French navy at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Qir_Bay Battle of the Nile]. Turkey joined Britain and Russia in declaring war on France. Napoleon laid siege to Acre but was forced to retreat to Egypt where he defeated the Turkish Army at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Abukir_(1799) Battle of Aboukir] in July 1799. He then returned to France leaving [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Kléber General Kléber] in command. In March 1800 Kleber defeated the Turks again at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Heliopolis_(1800) Battle of Heliopolis] but was assassinated in June. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Francois_Menou General Menou] took command of the French army.

In 1801 the British decided to drive the French from Egypt and an expeditionary force under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Abercromby Sir Ralph Abercrombie] landed at Aboukir on 8 March. On 21 March the French were defeated at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alexandria Battle of Alexandria] and Menou was besieged in the city. 

The Anglo-Indian expeditionary force from Bombay reached Jeddah on 17 May where he was joined by a contingent from the Cape of Good Hope. The force reached Kosseir on 8 June and marched across the desert to Kenna. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustin_Daniel_Belliard General Belliard] surrendered Cairo on 27 June and the Indian contingent joined the forces at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Alexandria Siege of Alexandria]. General Menou surrendered to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hely-Hutchinson,_2nd_Earl_of_Donoughmore General Hely-Hutchinson] on 30 August. The French army was allowed to evacute Egypt.  

== Anglo-Indian Expeditionary Force ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_David_Baird,_1st_Baronet Major-General Sir David Baird] commanding<br>
'''From Bombay'''
*[[10th Regiment of Foot|HM 10th Regiment]]
*[[80th Regiment of Foot|HM 80th Regiment]]
*[[86th Regiment of Foot|HM 86th Regiment]]
*[[88th Regiment of Foot|HM 88th Regiment]]
*2,000 sepoys
*450 HEIC artillerymen
'''From the Cape'''
*One troop [[8th Light Dragoons]]
*[[61st Regiment of Foot|HM 61st Regiment]]
*Artillery detachment

== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_expeditionary_army French Campaign in Egypt and Syria]] Wikipedia<br>

==== Historical Books on-line ====
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/2/mode/2up  Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Egyptian Campaign 1801] archive.org
 
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