Battle of Mount Tabor (1799) 1799
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 16 April 1799 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1799 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Israel | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | French invasion of Egypt and Syria | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Ottoman Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 32.6125, 35.3266 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Mount Tabor was fought on 16 April 1799 between French forces commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte and Jean-Baptiste Kléber against an Ottoman army under Abdullah Pasha al-Azm, the pasha of Damascus. The battle took place during the siege of Acre of French invasion of Egypt and Syria.
Upon hearing that an Ottoman army had been sent from Damascus to Acre for the purpose of forcing the French to raise the siege, Bonaparte sent out detachments to track it down. Kléber led his division of 2,000 men and decided to engage the Ottoman army near Mount Tabor, managing to hold it off until Bonaparte led 2,000 reinforcements and engaged in a circling manoeuvre which took the Ottomans completely by surprise in their rear.
The resulting battle saw the French force inflict many casualties and scatter the remaining forces of al-Azm, forcing them to abandon their hopes of reconquering Egypt and leaving Bonaparte free to carry on the siege of Acre.
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