A Brief History
On March 21, 1801, French forces fought the British outside of Alexandria, Egypt in one of the many epic battles that have taken place at Alexandria over the centuries.
Digging Deeper
This 1801 battle is one of 13 major engagements fought at or near Alexandria, starting in 169 BC and most recently in 1941. Many cities or locations have been the scene of frequent battles through history, including:
Jerusalem is probably the most fought over city in the world, with over 50 attacks on the city starting in 1000 BC when King David captured the place and as recently as 1967 when Israel captured and annexed East Jerusalem.
Winchester, Virginia, while not having a long history, was a focal point in the US Civil War, changing hands an incredible 72 times, of which 13 changes were in a single day!
Some other often fought over places include Tobago, St. Lucia, Poland, Ukraine, Belgium, and Byzantium/Constantinople.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Anonymous. A Correct Account Of The Battle Of Alexandria, With, A Sketch Of The Campaign In Egypt Under Sir Ralph Abercrombie. Legare Street Press, 2022.
Mungo, Melvin. Sevastopol’s Wars: Crimea from Potemkin to Putin. Osprey Publishing, 2017.
The featured image in this article, The Battle of Alexandria, 21 March 1801 by Philip James de Loutherbourg, is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: The author died in 1812, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author’s life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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