Battle of Abukir

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The Battle of Abukir or Aboukir refers to three battles fought near Abukir, Egypt, on the Mediterranean coast west of the Nile delta:

• The Battle of Abukir Bay (also Aboukir Bay), the naval battle fought on 1 August 1798 - See Battle of the Nile.
• The Battle of Abukir of the Egyptian campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought in August 1799, where Napoleon finished his defeat of the Turkish army of Mustafa IV.
• The Battle of Abukir, second battle of the Egyptian campaign fought on 8 March 1801. In this battle, a British army of 5,000 under General Ralph Abercromby landed to dislodge a French army of 2,000 under General Louis Friant. The British succeeded but lost 1,100 troops.