Siege of St. Jean D'Acre by the French Army of Egypt March 19 - May 21, 1799. The Siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman-defended, walled city of Acre (now Akko in modern Israel) and was the turning point of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria.

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Siege of St. Jean D'Acre by the French Army of Egypt March 19 - May 21, 1799. The Siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman-defended, walled city of Acre (now Akko in modern Israel) and was the turning point of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria.

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