Massacre of Prisoners and Civilians
- When
- March 7, 1799
- Where
- Jaffa, after its capture
- Part of
- Siege of Jaffa
After capturing Jaffa, French troops pillaged the city, murdered civilians, and executed 4,100 Ottoman prisoners of war.
Following the French capture of Jaffa on March 7, 1799, French troops pillaged the city and murdered its civilian population. Ottoman prisoners of war were executed, with the death toll given as 4,100. The legacy hint's figure of more than 2,000 Albanian captives is not supported by the supplied passages, which instead give 4,100 executed Ottoman prisoners. For these acts the siege has been called "one of the most tragic episodes of [Napoleon's] Egyptian campaign".
Sources
- Siege of Jaffa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24
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