In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “siege of the turkish -defended”. Today it says “bout the siege in 1799”.
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Siege of Acre of 1799 was a siege of the Turkish -defended, walled city of Acre (now Akko in modern Israel ) by Napoleon I of France .1Napoleon wanted to capture the key port of Acre following his victories in Egypt , but had lost his siege artillery to a Royal Navy flotilla under British Commodore W. He attempted to lay siege on March 20 using only his infantry . A plague struck the French camp, leading to the death of about 2000 soldiers. Napoleon retreated two months later on May 21 after his last assault on May 10 . v t e2
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The Siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman -defended, walled city of Acre (now Akko in modern Israel ) and was the turning point of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria .
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The Siege of Acre ( ) of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman -defended, walled city of Acre (now Akko in modern Israel ) and was the turning point of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria . It was one of Napoleon's few defeats.
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The Times, Aug 02, 1799 The Siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman city of Acre (now Akko in modern Israel ) and was the turning point of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria , along with the Battle of the Nile .It was Napoleon's first decisive defeat in his career as three years previously he had been tactically defeated at the Second Battle of Bassano .As a result of the failed siege, Napoleon Bonaparte retreated two months later and withdrew to Egypt.Guerre d'Orient: Campagnes de Égypte et de Syrie - page 80
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1799 Siege during French Invasion of Egypt and Syria This article is about the Siege of Acre (1799). The siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman city of Acre (now Akko in modern Israel ) and was the turning point of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria , along with the Battle of the Nile . It was Napoleon's third tactical defeat in his career, after three years previously being defeated at the Second Battle of Bassano and the Battle of Caldiero during the Italy campaign. As a result of the failed siege, Napoleon Bonaparte retreated two months later and withdrew to Egypt. Guerre d'Orient: Campagnes de Égypte et de Syrie - page 82
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1799 Siege during French Invasion of Egypt and Syria This article is about the siege in 1799. Tabor ): 35,000 –40,000 Support : 2 British ships of the line 12,000 –13,000 Casualties and losses 2,000 (for the siege) 4,000 or 4,500 2,300 killed 2,200 wounded or ill Location within Mediterranean War of the Second Coalition : Egypt and Syria 480km 298miles 6 5 4 Jaffa 3 Cairo 2 Alexandria 1 Malta current battle Napoleon in command till 23 August 1799 The siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman city of Acre (now Akko in modern Israel ) and was the turning point of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria , along with the Battle of the Nile .It was Napoleon's third tactical defeat in his career, being defeated at the Second Battle of Bassano and the Battle of Caldiero three years previously during the Italian campaign, and his first major strategic defeat, along with the last time he was defeated in battle for 10 years. As a result of the failed siege, Napoleon retreated two months later and withdrew to Egypt.
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