Battle of Shubra Khit
| Battle of Shubra Khit | |||||||
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| Part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria | |||||||
Retraite de Mamluk | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Napoleon Jean-Baptiste Perrée |
Murad Bey Nicola the Greek (Nile Flotilla) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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23,000 3 gunboats 1 xebec 1 galley 20 smaller vessels (7 ships in battle) |
16,000 7 gunboats | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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420–520 killed or wounded 3 vessels lost |
700–800 killed or wounded 1 gunboat destroyed 6 gunboats scuttled | ||||||
The Battle of Shubra Khit (also known as the Battle of Chobrakit or the Battle of Chebreïss) was the second major engagement of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria and took place on 13 July 1798. On their march to Cairo, the French army encountered an Ottoman army consisting of Mamluk cavalry and drafted Fellahins under Murad Bey. Napoleon lined his forces up into infantry squares, a tactic which helped repel the Mamluk cavalry, largely due to their inability to penetrate them without suffering severe casualties. A naval battle also occurred, with an Ottoman flotilla being repelled by a French flotilla.