Second Siege of El Arish

Second Siege of El Arish
Part of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria of the French Revolutionary Wars
French Campaign in Egypt
Date 23 December 1799 Location El Arish, Egypt, Ottoman Empire Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
France	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Louis-Joseph Elisabeth Cazals	Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha
Strength
300 men	14,000 men
Casualties and losses
Most were killed	Unknown

The siege of El Arish was a military engagement between the French garrison and the Ottoman army. The Ottomans attacked and invested in the fort, massacring the French garrison.