Date and place
- March 20th, 1800 near the ruins of Heliopolis, ten miles from Cairo at that time, nowadays included into the city.
Involved forces
- French army (nearly 11,000 men) under the command of General Jean-Baptiste Kléber
- Turkish army (40,000 to 80,000 men according to various sources) under Nassif Pasha and Grand Vizier Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha.
Casualties and losses
- French army: 600 to 800 killed or wounded.
- Turkish army: 8,000 to 9,000 killed, wounded or prisoners.
Heliopolis was the last victory of the French army in Egypt.
Picture - "The Battle of Heliopolis", engraving by Edme Bovinet (1767-1832), watercolor by Louis François Couché (1782-1849)
Testimony
Photos Credits
Photos by Lionel A. Bouchon.Photos by Marie-Albe Grau.
Photos by Floriane Grau.
Photos by Michèle Grau-Ghelardi.
Photos by Didier Grau.
Photos made by people outside the Napoleon & Empire association.