Revolt of Cairo

Revolt of Cairo (1798)
	Part of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria during the War of the Second Coalition
	; Revolt in Cairo on 21 October 1798; by Girodet-Trioson, 1810
Date	21–22 October 1798
Location	Cairo, Egypt, Ottoman empire30°02′41″N 31°14′44″E / 30.0446°N 31.2456°E
Result	French victory
Belligerents
French Republic	Cairenes
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon Bonaparte	Various (non-centralized leadership)
Strength
20,000	80,000
Casualties and losses
300 killed; 500 wounded	5,000 to 6,000 killed or wounded
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Mediterranean Revolt of Cairo (Earth)

800km
500miles

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5

Jaffa

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Cairo

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Alexandria

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Malta

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current battle

Napoleon in command till 23 August 1799

The Revolt of Cairo was a revolt that occurred on 21–22 October 1798 by the citizens of Cairo against the French occupation of Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte.^[1]