The Battle of Abukir was a military confrontation that took place on July 25, 1799, in Abukir, Egypt, during the Napoleonic Wars. It was a clash between French forces under the command of the French general Jean-Baptiste Kléber and the Ottoman-British army led by the Ottoman general Mustafa Pasha. The battle resulted in a victory for the French troops and allowed Napoleon Bonaparte to consolidate his dominance in Egypt.
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