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Beni Adi
Battle Name : Beni Adi
Date(s) : 01 May 1799
Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign ,
Outcome : A victory for French Cavalry over Egyptian Army
Type of battle : Land
Summary
A small engagement between the French cavalry under Davout and twice their number of Egyptian peasant infantry. The number of Egyptian dead is not known but was said to have been 'considerable' little short of a massacre.
Location
An Egyptian village 5 miles west of the river Nile about 19 miles northwest of Asynt. (Egypt)
Casualty figures
French Cavalry
- Number engaged :
- 1,000
- Casualties :
- 8 (0.80%)
Egyptian Army
- Number engaged :
- 2,000
- Casualties :
- n/a
