Battle of Heliopolis (1800)

Battle of Heliopolis
Part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria

The Battle of Heliopolis
Léon Cogniet, 1837
Date20 March 1800
Location
Heliopolis, Ottoman Egypt
30°10′N 31°20′E / 30.167°N 31.333°E / 30.167; 31.333
Result French victory
Belligerents
France Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jean-Baptiste Kléber Nassif Pasha
Ibrahim Bey
Units involved
Army of the Orient Ottoman Army
Mamluks
Strength
10,000–12,000 50,000–60,000
Casualties and losses
600 killed or wounded 9,000–10,000 killed, wounded or captured
Location within Mediterranean
Battle of Heliopolis (1800) (Earth)

The Battle of Heliopolis was fought between the French Army of the Orient under the command of General Jean-Baptiste Kléber and an Ottoman army at Heliopolis on 20 March 1800. The French were victorious, inflicting over 9,000 casualties on the Ottomans while suffering only 600 killed or wounded.

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