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 | | A battle between French forces of the Army of Egypt, 25,000 strong, commanded by Napoleon, and Egyptian and Mamluk forces 18,000–21,000 strong, commanded by Murad and Ibrahim Bey, on the west bank of the Nile River near Cairo. |
 | | Murad and 3,000 more cavalry were able to flee south toward Giza. |
 | | As a result of the battle, Bonaparte was able to occupy Cairo, which had been abandoned by Ibrahim Bey, and to undertake the government of Egypt. |
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