battle, notable, nineteenth century
Bombardment of Alexandria
Bombardment of Alexandria was a battle fought in 1882 at Alexandria, in what is now Egypt. It was part of the Anglo-Egyptian War. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: British: 9 battleships; 1 torpedo boat; 1 steamer; 5 gunboats against 11 forts.
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Where it sits in the Anglo-Egyptian War
Record
| Date | 1882 (year precision) to 1882 | |
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| Place | Alexandria, Egypt 31.200N, 29.871E | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | British: 9 battleships; 1 torpedo boat; 1 steamer; 5 gunboats | 11 forts |
| Casualties and losses | 6 killed; 27 wounded | 250–350 wounded 600–700 killed; Unknown number of civilians killed; Large sections of Alexandria destroyed in bombardment and subsequent fires |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Alexandria 1801, 1.0 km NE
- Siege of Alexandria 1167, 2.0 km E
- Raid on Alexandria 1941, 2.5 km S
- Siege of Alexandria 47 BC, 4.3 km E
- Siege of Alexandria AD 641, 4.3 km E
Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 47 BC and 1941.
In the same war
- After: Battle of Kafr-el-Dawwar 5 August 1882
- All 4 engagements of Anglo-Egyptian War
Elsewhere in 1882
- Battle of La Concepción Peru
- Battle of Embabo Ethiopia
- Battle of Big Dry Wash United States
- Battle of Pucará Argentina
- Angoon bombardment United States
Bombardment of Alexandria is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 144 in present-day Egypt.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2670249, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Bombardment of Alexandria, revision 1370604959, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.