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Events on March 21 in history

1801Mar, 21

The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis in Egypt.

Battle of Alexandria, Raid on Alexandria, or Siege of Alexandria may refer to one of these military operations fought in or near the city of Alexandria, Egypt:

Siege of Alexandria (169 BC), during the Syrian Wars

Siege of Alexandria (47 BC), during Caesar's Civil War

Battle of Alexandria (30 BC), fought between Roman forces during the Final War of the Roman Republic

Siege of Alexandria (619), conducted by the Sassanid Empire against a Byzantine Empire garrison between 618 and 620 during the Sassanid conquest of Egypt

Siege of Alexandria (641), conducted by the Rashidun army against the Byzantine capital during the Muslim Conquest of Egypt

Siege of Alexandria (1174), Norman Sicilian attack

Alexandrian Crusade (1365)

Battle of Alexandria (1798), fought between French and Mamaluk forces during the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt

Battle of Alexandria (1801), 21 March, a major battle fought between British and French forces during the French Revolutionary War

Siege of Alexandria (1801), 17 August – 2 September, the subsequent British siege of the city and French surrender

Greek raid on Alexandria (1825), a raid on Alexandria harbour during the Greek War of Independence

Bombardment of Alexandria (1881), British naval bombardment of the city

Raid on Alexandria (1941), an attack on British shipping by Italian special forces during the Second World War

References

  • Battle of Alexandria
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  • French First Republic
  • Nicopolis
  • Egypt

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