Battle of Sidon (1840)

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.

Battle of Sidon (1840)
Part of the Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841)
Date26 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
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