Battle of Sidon (1840)

Battle of Sidon (1840)
	Part of the Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841)
Date	26 September 1840
Location	Sidon, modern day Lebanon
Result	Anglo-Austrian-Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Egypt	United Kingdom ; Ottoman Empire; Austrian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Robert Stopford ; Charles Napier ; Archduke Friedrich
Strength
2,700	700 British ; 500 Ottomans ; 100 Austrians ; 8 ships
Casualties and losses
1,500 prisoners	Light

The Battle of Sidon was an engagement between the Anglo-Austrian-Ottoman and the Egyptian forces. It ended with the capture of Sidon by the Allies.

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