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Siege of Acre — HistoryCentral

By Marc Schulman World History 2 min read

HistoryCentral · Primary Source & History

After the Ottoman Empire declared war on Napoleon, he attacked the Ottomans in Palestine capturing Jaffe. He then went on to begin a siege of Acre on March 18, 1799. In April a plague broke out among Napoleon's men and he was forced to break the siege and return to Egypt.

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