Battle of Mandora

The Battle of Mandora was a minor battle fought on 13 March 1801 between French forces under François Lanusse and the British expeditionary corps under Ralph Abercromby, during the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.

Battle of Mandora
Part of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria of the French Revolutionary Wars

92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Mandora, a waterclour by Richard Simkin (1850–1926).
Date13 March 1801
Location
Between Abu Qir and Alexandria, Egypt, Ottoman Empire
31°16′30″N 30°00′45″E
Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom French Republic
Commanders and leaders
Ralph Abercromby François Lanusse
Strength
13,000 7,000
Casualties and losses
185 killed
1,136 wounded
1 missing
700
Location within Mediterranean
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