A report on Battle of Heliopolis (1800)
Engagement that pitted the French Armée d'Orient under General Kléber against a British-supported Ottoman army at Heliopolis on 20 March 1800.
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Convention of El Arish
1 linksSigned on 24 January 1800 by representatives from France and the Ottoman Empire in the presence of a British representative.
Signed on 24 January 1800 by representatives from France and the Ottoman Empire in the presence of a British representative.
He ordered his troops to attack the Ottomans and won the subsequent Battle of Heliopolis on 20 March.
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
1 linksFrench general during the French Revolutionary Wars.
French general during the French Revolutionary Wars.
When Admiral Lord Keith refused to ratify the terms, Kléber attacked the Turks at the Battle of Heliopolis.
Joseph Lagrange (soldier)
0 linksFrench soldier who rose through the ranks and gained promotion to the rank of general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, subsequently pursuing a successful career during the Napoleonic Wars and winning promotion to the top military rank of General of Division.
French soldier who rose through the ranks and gained promotion to the rank of general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, subsequently pursuing a successful career during the Napoleonic Wars and winning promotion to the top military rank of General of Division.
He entered Cairo at the head of the vanguard and distinguished himself at the siege of El Arish, the siege of Acre and the battle of Heliopolis.
Augustin Daniel Belliard
0 linksFrench general.
French general.
He also fought back the enemy cavalry at the battle of Heliopolis.
François-Xavier Donzelot
0 linksFrench general and a Governor of the Ionian Islands and Martinique.
French general and a Governor of the Ionian Islands and Martinique.
In 1798 Donzelot served in the French campaign in Egypt and Syria, distinguishing himself at Cairo and Battle of Heliopolis and in 1799 he was made a temporary general de brigade, the rank made permanent in 1801.
Murad Bey
0 linksMurad Bey Mohammed (c.
Murad Bey Mohammed (c.
He was part of the French army at the Battle of Heliopolis, commanding his Mamluks on the French right wing, but he deserted the French army before the battle and did not participate in the fighting.