Atlas of Battles

country, 144 engagements

Battles in Egypt

144 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Egypt: 97 battles, 24 sieges, 5 naval actions and 18 campaigns between 3240 BC and 1974. The wars with most engagements here: War of the Second Coalition (20), Yom Kippur War (20), World War II (13), Arab conquest of Egypt (8).

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Siege of NaqadaBattle of PerireBattle of the DeltaBattle of Bitter LakesBattle of MemphisBattle of PelusiumBattle of PelusiumBattle of the Camel's RampartBattle of RaphiaSiege of ShekanBattle of PelusiumSiege of AlexandriaBattle of the NileBattle of Castra IudaeorumBattle of AlexandriaPalmyrene invasion of EgyptSiege of AlexandriaBattle of GhamraSiege of PelusiumSiege of MemphisSiege of BilbeisSiege of Babylon FortressBattle of HeliopolisBattle of SebennytosSiege of AlexandriaBattle of NikiouUmayyad invasions of EgyptSack of DamiettaSecond Qarmatian invasion of EgyptBattle of DalasSiege of AscalonCrusader invasions of EgyptSiege of AlexandriaBattle of al-BabeinSiege of BilbeisBattle of the BlacksSiege of DamiettaSiege of AlexandriaSiege of DamiettaSiege of DamiettaBattle of MansurahBattle of FariskurBattle of al-KuraBattle of CairoCapture of CairoBattle of RidaniyaBattle of El TorBattle of SuezBattle of DamiettaCapture of AlexandriaBattle of Shubra KhitBattle of El SalheyaBattle of SalahiehBattle of SalahiehBattle of SedimanBattle of El LahunRevolt of CairoBattle of SamanouthSiege of El ArishFirst Battle of AbukirBattle of DamiettaSiege of El ArishBattle of HeliopolisSecond Battle of AbukirBattle of MandoraBattle of AlexandriaSiege of Fort JulienSiege of CairoSiege of El RahmaniyaBattle of Al KhankahSiege of AlexandriaGreek raid on AlexandriaBombardment of AlexandriaBattle of Kafr-el-DawwarBattle of Tel el-KebirRaid on the Suez CanalSiege of SollumBattle of AgagiaBattle of KatiaBattle of RomaniBattle of Bir el AbdBattle of MagdhabaRaid on Bir el HassanaRaid on NekhlWestern Desert campaignItalian invasion of EgyptBattle of NibeiwaBattle of Sidi BarraniOperation BrevityOperation SkorpionRaid on AlexandriaBattle of Mersa MatruhRaid on Sidi Haneish AirfieldBattle of Alam el HalfaOperation BraganzaOutpost SnipeBombardment of CairoBattles of the Sinai1952 Clash of IsmailiaOperation EggedOperation MusketeerBattle of BurullusOperation FocusBattle of the JiradiBattle of Abu-Ageila19th Battalion Night Post BattleOperation BoxerOperation Bulmus 6Operation RavivOperation RhodesOperation Rimon 20Operation BadrBattle of the Chinese FarmBattle of IsmailiaBattle of SuezOfira Air BattleBattles of Fort BudapestBattle of Fort LahtzanitBattle with the Egyptian 130th BrigadeOperation TagarBattle of Marsa TalamatBattle of BaltimBenha bridge bombingAir Battle of El MansouraBattle of the SinaiBattle of Wadi Mabouk1973 raid on Egyptian missile basesEgyptian 25th Brigade ambushBattle of SeraphumBattle of the Orchard ComplexOperation Abirey-HalevOperation Nimbus MoonBattle of ProsoptisFrench invasion of Egypt and SyriaBattle of the PyramidsBattle of the NileNorth African campaignOperation CompassFirst Battle of El AlameinSecond Battle of El AlameinSuez CrisisFrench invasion of Egypt and SyriaBattle of the PyramidsBattle of the NileNorth African campaignOperation CompassFirst Battle of El AlameinSecond Battle of El AlameinSuez CrisisTel AvivAmmanJerusalemLuxorTabukGaza CityEl Faiyum500 km28.756N, 30.070E
144 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

3301 BC: 1 engagements1301 BC: 1 engagements1201 BC: 1 engagements1001 BC: 1 engagements701 BC: 1 engagements601 BC: 1 engagements401 BC: 2 engagements301 BC: 1 engagements201 BC: 1 engagements101 BC: 5 engagementsAD 200: 2 engagementsAD 600: 10 engagementsAD 800: 1 engagementsAD 900: 1 engagements1100: 9 engagements1200: 5 engagements1300: 1 engagements1500: 4 engagements1700: 20 engagements1800: 13 engagements1900: 62 engagements62 in 19003301 BC1900
143 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 28 with pages

Contested ground 7

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
3240 BCSiege of NaqadaNaqada
1208 BCBattle of PerireSaisQ101313
1178 BCBattle of the DeltaNile DeltaQ101313
925 BCBattle of Bitter LakesBitter LakesJeroboam's Revolt
667 BCBattle of MemphisMemphisAssyrian conquest of Egypt
May 525 BCBattle of PelusiumPelusiumFirst Achaemenid conquest of Egypt
343 BCBattle of PelusiumPelusium
320 BCBattle of the Camel's RampartNile DeltaFirst War of the Diadochi
22 June 217 BCBattle of RaphiaRafahFourth Syrian War
197 BCSiege of ShekanLycopolisGreat Revolt of Egypt
55 BCBattle of PelusiumPelusium
47 BCSiege of AlexandriaAlexandriaAlexandrian War
47 BCBattle of the NileNile DeltaAlexandrian War
47 BCBattle of Castra IudaeorumLeontopolisAlexandrian War
31 July 30 BCBattle of AlexandriaAlexandriaFinal War of the Roman Republic
AD 270Palmyrene invasion of EgyptRoman EgyptCrisis of the Third Century
AD 297Siege of AlexandriaAlexandria
August AD 632Battle of GhamraḤaʼil ProvinceRidda Wars
November AD 639Siege of PelusiumPelusiumArab conquest of Egypt
November AD 639Siege of MemphisMemphisArab conquest of Egypt
AD 640Siege of BilbeisBelbisArab conquest of Egypt
April AD 640Siege of Babylon FortressBabylon FortressArab conquest of Egypt
6 July AD 640Battle of HeliopolisHeliopolisArab conquest of Egypt
AD 641Battle of SebennytosSamannudArab conquest of Egypt
February AD 641Siege of AlexandriaAlexandriaArab conquest of Egypt
April AD 646Battle of NikiouZawyat RazinArab conquest of Egypt
AD 658Umayyad invasions of EgyptEgyptFirst Fitna
AD 853Sack of DamiettaDamiettaArab–Byzantine wars
AD 973Second Qarmatian invasion of EgyptEgyptQarmatian Wars
1150Battle of DalasMinya Governorate
1153Siege of AscalonAshkelonCrusades
1163Crusader invasions of EgyptLower EgyptCrusades
1167Siege of AlexandriaAlexandriaCrusader invasions of Egypt
18 March 1167Battle of al-BabeinGizaCrusader invasions of Egypt
4 November 1168Siege of BilbeisBelbisCrusader invasions of Egypt
1169Battle of the BlacksCairo
27 October 1169Siege of DamiettaDamiettaCrusader invasions of Egypt
1174Siege of AlexandriaAlexandriaCrusades
April 1218Siege of DamiettaDamiettaFifth Crusade
5 June 1249Siege of DamiettaDamiettaSeventh Crusade
8 February 1250Battle of MansurahMansouraSeventh Crusade
6 April 1250Battle of FariskurEgyptSeventh Crusade
1251Battle of al-KuraNile Delta
1367Battle of CairoCairo
27 January 1517Capture of CairoCairoOttoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17
1517Battle of RidaniyaEgyptOttoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17
1541Battle of El TorEl-TorOttoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560
26 April 1541Battle of SuezSuezOttoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560
1732Battle of DamiettaDamietta
1798French invasion of Egypt and SyriaOttoman SyriaWar of the Second Coalition
2 July 1798Capture of AlexandriaAlexandriaWar of the Second Coalition
13 July 1798Battle of Shubra KhitShubra KhitWar of the Second Coalition
21 July 1798Battle of the PyramidsImbabaFrench Revolutionary Wars
1 August 1798Battle of the NileAbu Qir BayWar of the Second Coalition
1798Battle of El SalheyaEl SalheyaWar of the Second Coalition
1798Battle of SalahiehSalahiehWar of the Second Coalition
1798Battle of SalahiehEl SalheyaWar of the Second Coalition
7 October 1798Battle of Sediman
1798Battle of El LahunEl-LahunWar of the Second Coalition
1798Revolt of CairoCairoWar of the Second Coalition
22 January 1799Battle of SamanouthSamannudWar of the Second Coalition
1799Battle of SahmoudUpper EgyptDesaix's expedition to Upper Egypt
12 February 1799Battle of AswanAswanWar of the Second Coalition
20 February 1799Siege of El ArishArishWar of the Second Coalition
1799Battle of BenoutUpper EgyptDesaix's expedition to Upper Egypt
25 July 1799First Battle of AbukirAbu QirWar of the Second Coalition
1 November 1799Battle of DamiettaDamiettaWar of the Second Coalition
17 December 1799Siege of El ArishArishWar of the Second Coalition
20 March 1800Battle of HeliopolisHeliopolisWar of the Second Coalition
8 March 1801Second Battle of AbukirAbu QirWar of the Second Coalition
13 March 1801Battle of MandoraFrench Revolutionary Wars
21 March 1801Battle of AlexandriaAlexandriaWar of the Second Coalition
April 1801Siege of Fort JulienFort JulienFrench Revolutionary Wars
May 1801Siege of CairoCairoFrench Revolutionary Wars
1801Siege of El RahmaniyaRahmaniyaWar of the Second Coalition
1801Battle of Al KhankahAl KhankahWar of the Second Coalition
17 August 1801Siege of AlexandriaAlexandriaFrench Revolutionary Wars
1825Greek raid on AlexandriaAlexandria PortGreek War of Independence
1882Bombardment of AlexandriaAlexandriaAnglo-Egyptian War
5 August 1882Battle of Kafr-el-DawwarAnglo-Egyptian War
13 September 1882Battle of Tel el-KebirAnglo-Egyptian War
1915Raid on the Suez CanalSuez CanalWorld War I
May 1915Siege of SollumSallum
26 February 1916Battle of AgagiaSidi BarraniWorld War I
23 April 1916Battle of KatiaWorld War I
3 August 1916Battle of RomaniSinai PeninsulaWorld War I
9 August 1916Battle of Bir el AbdBir al-AbdWorld War I
23 December 1916Battle of MagdhabaSinai PeninsulaWorld War I
21 February 1917Raid on Bir el HassanaWorld War I
21 February 1917Raid on NekhlWorld War I
1940North African campaignKingdom of EgyptWorld War II
1940Western Desert campaignWestern DesertWorld War II
1940Italian invasion of EgyptEgyptWorld War II
1940Operation CompassSidi BarraniWorld War II
9 December 1940Battle of NibeiwaWorld War II
10 December 1940Battle of Sidi BarraniSidi BarraniWorld War II
1941Operation BrevityLibyaWorld War II
1941Operation SkorpionWorld War II
19 December 1941Raid on AlexandriaAlexandriaWorld War II
29 June 1942Battle of Mersa MatruhMarsa MatruhWorld War II
1 July 1942First Battle of El AlameinEl AlameinBattles of El Alamein
1942Raid on Sidi Haneish AirfieldSidi Haneish AirfieldWorld War II
30 August 1942Battle of Alam el HalfaEl AlameinWorld War II
1942Operation BraganzaWorld War II
23 October 1942Second Battle of El AlameinEl AlameinBattles of El Alamein
26 October 1942Outpost SnipeBattles of El Alamein
1948Bombardment of CairoCairo1948 Arab–Israeli War
1948Battles of the SinaiSinai Peninsula1948 Arab–Israeli War
19521952 Clash of IsmailiaIsmailiaAnglo-Egyptian War
1955Operation EggedQ18191885Palestinian Fedayeen insurgency
1956Operation MusketeerSuez CanalArab–Israeli conflict
1956Battle of BurullusLake BurullusArab–Israeli conflict
1957Suez CrisisSinai PeninsulaArab–Israeli conflict
1967Operation FocusSinai PeninsulaSix-Day War
5 June 1967Battle of the JiradiSinai PeninsulaSix-Day War
6 June 1967Battle of Abu-AgeilaSix-Day War
8 June 196719th Battalion Night Post BattleSinai PeninsulaSix-Day War
1969Operation BoxerSuez CanalWar of Attrition
1969Operation Bulmus 6Green IslandWar of Attrition
1969Operation RavivWar of Attrition
1970Operation RhodesRed SeaWar of Attrition
1970Operation Rimon 20Sinai PeninsulaWar of Attrition
1973Operation BadrSinai PeninsulaYom Kippur War
1973Battle of the Chinese FarmYom Kippur War
1973Battle of IsmailiaYom Kippur War
1973Battle of SuezSuezYom Kippur War
6 October 1973Ofira Air BattleSinai PeninsulaYom Kippur War
6 October 1973Battles of Fort BudapestSinai PeninsulaYom Kippur War
6 October 1973Battle of Fort LahtzanitSinai PeninsulaYom Kippur War
1973Battle with the Egyptian 130th BrigadeBitter LakesYom Kippur War
1973Operation TagarEgyptYom Kippur War
7 October 1973Battle of Marsa TalamatYom Kippur War
9 October 1973Battle of BaltimDamiettaYom Kippur War
1973Benha bridge bombingNile DeltaYom Kippur War
14 October 1973Air Battle of El MansouraNile DeltaYom Kippur War
1973Battle of the SinaiSinai PeninsulaYom Kippur War
1973Battle of Wadi MaboukSinai PeninsulaYom Kippur War
19731973 raid on Egyptian missile basesYom Kippur War
17 October 1973Egyptian 25th Brigade ambushYom Kippur War
17 October 1973Battle of SeraphumEgyptYom Kippur War
19 October 1973Battle of the Orchard ComplexYom Kippur War
1973Operation Abirey-HalevSuez CanalYom Kippur War
1974Operation Nimbus MoonSuez CanalCold War
date unknownBattle of ProsoptisAncient EgyptGreco-Persian Wars

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