Siege of El Rahmaniya

Siege of El Rahmaniya (1801)
Part of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria

An island can be seen between El Rahmaniya and Dessouk which the French and the Allies enagaed with each other.
Date9–10 May 1801
Location
Result Anglo-Ottoman victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
French First Republic French Republic
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland John Hely-Hutchinson
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland General Stewart
Ottoman Empire Kapudan Pasha
French First Republic Joseph Langrage
Strength
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 5,310 men
Ottoman Empire 3,800 men
Ottoman Empire 600 cavalry
3,319 infantry
600 cavalry
Casualties and losses
40 killed and wounded 20 killed and wounded
110 prisoners

The siege of El Rahmaniya was initiated by a British-Ottoman force against the French troops in El Rahmaniya. After some engagements, the French troops surrendered the town to the allies.


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