Battles in Egypt
64 battles and sieges whose recorded location lies within the modern borders of Egypt (Africa), ordered by date.
Ancient · Medieval · Early modern · 19th century · World War I era · World War II era · Post-1945 · Date not recorded
Ancient (before 500) · 6
- Battle of the Delta 1178 BCEgypt · Bronze Age collapse
- Battle of Pelusium 525 BCEgypt · First Achaemenid conquest of Egypt
- Battle of Pelusium (373 BC) 373 BCEgypt
- Battle of the Nile (47 BC) 47 BCEgypt · Alexandrian War
- Siege of Alexandria (47 BC) 47 BCEgypt · Alexandrian War
- Battle of Alexandria (30 BC) 30 BCEgypt · Final War of the Roman Republic
Medieval (500–1499) · 13
- Battle of Ghamra 632Egypt · Ridda Wars
- Siege of Pelusium (640) 639Egypt · Arab conquest of Egypt
- Battle of Heliopolis 640Egypt · Arab conquest of Egypt
- Siege of Babylon Fortress 640Egypt · Arab conquest of Egypt
- Siege of Alexandria (641) 641Egypt · Arab conquest of Egypt
- Battle of Nikiou 646Egypt · Arab conquest of Egypt
- Battle of al-Babein 1167Egypt · Crusader invasions of Egypt
- Siege of Alexandria (1167) 1167Egypt · Crusader invasions of Egypt
- Siege of Damietta (1169) 1169Egypt · Crusader invasions of Egypt
- Siege of Damietta (1218–1219) 1218Egypt · Fifth Crusade
- Siege of Damietta (1249) 1249Egypt · Seventh Crusade
- Battle of Fariskur (1250) 1250Egypt · Seventh Crusade
- Battle of Mansurah (1250) 1250Egypt · Seventh Crusade
Early modern (1500–1799) · 9
- Capture of Cairo (1517) 1517Egypt · Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17
- Battle of Suez (1541) 1541Egypt · Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560
- Battle of Shubra Khit 1798Egypt · French invasion of Egypt and Syria
- Battle of the Nile 1798Egypt · French invasion of Egypt and Syria
- Battle of the Pyramids 1798Egypt · French Revolutionary Wars
- Capture of Alexandria (1798) 1798Egypt · French invasion of Egypt and Syria
- Battle of Abukir (1799) 1799Egypt · French invasion of Egypt and Syria
- Second Siege of El Arish 1799Egypt · French invasion of Egypt and Syria
- Siege of El Arish 1799Egypt · French invasion of Egypt and Syria
19th century (1800–1913) · 10
- Battle of Heliopolis (1800) 1800Egypt · French invasion of Egypt and Syria
- Battle of Abukir (1801) 1801Egypt · French invasion of Egypt and Syria
- Battle of Alexandria (1801) 1801Egypt · French invasion of Egypt and Syria
- Battle of Mandora 1801Egypt · French Revolutionary Wars
- Siege of Alexandria (1801) 1801Egypt · French Revolutionary Wars
- Siege of Cairo (1801) 1801Egypt · French Revolutionary Wars
- Siege of Fort Julien 1801Egypt · French Revolutionary Wars
- Battle of Dabarki 1848Egypt · Ethiopian–Ottoman border conflict
- Battle of Kafr El Dawwar 1882Egypt · Anglo-Egyptian War
- Battle of Tell El Kebir 1882Egypt · Urabi revolt
World War I era (1914–1918) · 7
- Action of Agagia 1916Egypt · Senussi campaign
- Battle of Bir el Abd 1916Egypt · Middle Eastern theater of World War I
- Battle of Katia 1916Egypt · Middle Eastern theater of World War I
- Battle of Magdhaba 1916Egypt · World War I
- Battle of Romani 1916Egypt · Middle Eastern theater of World War I
- Raid on Bir el Hassana 1917Egypt · Middle Eastern theater of World War I
- Raid on Nekhl 1917Egypt · Middle Eastern theater of World War I
World War II era (1939–1945) · 8
- Attack on Nibeiwa 1940Egypt · Operation Compass
- Battle of Sidi Barrani 1940Egypt · Western Desert campaign
- Raid on Alexandria (1941) 1941Egypt · Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II
- Battle of Alam el Halfa 1942Egypt · Western Desert campaign
- Battle of Mersa Matruh 1942Egypt · Western Desert campaign
- Defence of Outpost Snipe 1942Egypt · Second Battle of El Alamein
- First Battle of El Alamein 1942Egypt · Western Desert campaign
- Second Battle of El Alamein 1942Egypt · Western Desert campaign
Post-1945 (1946 onwards) · 10
- Battle of Rafah (1949) 1949Egypt · 1948 Arab–Israeli War
- Battle of Abu-Ageila 1967Egypt · Six-Day War
- Air battle of Mansoura 1973Egypt · Yom Kippur War
- Battle of Fort Lahtzanit 1973Egypt · Yom Kippur War
- Battle of Ismailia 1973Egypt · Yom Kippur War
- Battle of Marsa Talamat 1973Egypt · Yom Kippur War
- Battle of Suez 1973Egypt · Yom Kippur War
- Battle of the Chinese Farm 1973Egypt · Yom Kippur War
- Battles of Fort Budapest 1973Egypt · Yom Kippur War
- Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush 1973Egypt · Yom Kippur War
Date not recorded (no reliable year in Wikidata) · 1
- Battle of Port Said Egypt