Second Siege of El Arish | |||||||
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Part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria | |||||||
![]() Map of the French invasion | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire | France | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Yusuf Pasha | Louis-Joseph Elisabeth Cazals | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
14,000 | 300 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Most killed |
The siege of El Arish was a military engagement between the French garrison of El Arish and the Ottoman army during the French invasion of Egypt and Syria. The Ottomans attacked and invested in the fort, massacring the French garrison.