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The Franco–Turkish War, known as the Cilicia Campaign (French: La campagne de Cilicie) in France and as the Southern Front (Turkish: Güney Cephesi) of the Turkish War of Independence in Turkey, was a series of conflicts fought between France (the French Colonial Forces and the French Armenian Legion) and the Turkish National Forces (led by the Turkish provisional government after 4 ...
On 14 July a British fleet of sixty ships landed with 16,000 men under the command of Mustapha Pasha, a veteran of the last Russo-Turkish war. The Ottoman troops overran the encampment of 300 French troops near Aboukir and slaughtered them, then set siege on the fortress of Aboukir – which was garrisoned by a skeletal force of 35 French troops.
In the Crimean War, a French-British-Ottoman alliance against Russia was signed on 12 March 1854. [ 147 ] In another example of cooperation, in 1860, France later intervened in the Ottoman territory of Syria , with the agreement of the Ottoman Empire, with the objective to fulfill its mission to protect Christians in the Middle East, following ...
Ottoman–Zand War: Ottoman Empire: Zand Iran: Defeat. Basra captured by the Zands [147] [148] [149] Change of territories for the benefit of the Safavids for 4 years and restoration of the previous borders after the peace. 1787–1791 Austro-Turkish War: Ottoman Empire: Habsburg monarchy: Inconclusive. Orșova and Croatian borderlands ceded to ...
The Ottoman peasants had common cause with those rising against the French in Cairo – the whole region was in revolt. The French responded by setting up cannons in the Citadel and firing them at areas containing rebel forces. During the night, French soldiers advanced around Cairo and destroyed any barricades and fortifications they came across.
Franco-Ottoman Wars may refer to several wars between France and Ottoman Empire: Crusade of Nicopolis (1396) War of Candia (1648–1669) Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664) French Revolutionary wars: War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802) French campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798–1801) Mediterranean campaign of 1798; Greek War of Independence ...
The siege of Jaffa was a military engagement between the French army under Napoleon Bonaparte and Ottoman forces under Ahmed al-Jazzar. On March 3, 1799, the French laid siege to the city of Jaffa, which was under Ottoman control. It was fought from March 3-7, 1799. On March 7, French forces managed to capture the city.
French victory Quasi-War (1798–1800) Location: Atlantic and Indian Oceans, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean Seas USS Constellation vs. L'Insurgente: French Republic. Guadeloupe United States. Co-belligerent: Great Britain. Convention of 1800. Peaceful cessation of Franco-American alliance; End of French privateer attacks on American shipping