"The failed landing at Kosseir." Topic

"On the 27th Thermidor (August 14th) 1799, at noon, two English Frigates moored of the port of Kosseir and fired their cannon. Four hours later twelve sloops were lauched intendign to land troops, but these soon returned when our soldiers were seen in the village. The frigates continued their bombardment thought out the night. On the morning of the 28th the ships changed their position to give the fort a pounding, while, at the same time, two hundred men came ashore at the village where they had not dared to disembark on the previous night. The light infantry of the 21st, who were lying in ambush, allowed the English to advance a little an then attached them with such ferocious firepower that, in their flight , they abandoned their dead and wounded… at the afternoon a new atack was mounted on a large beach to the south of the port. General Donzelot, in command at Kosseir, who was directing the defense, had troops concealed in tombs bordering the sea and in ravines near the desert, so that the enemy coming under fire both on their front and flank were obliged to re-embark again…
On the 29th at 7 o'clock in the morning, four hundred men brought a six pounder cannon ashore, together with its ammunition, etc. Then we attacked the gun, which was abandoned as everyone fled in great disorder… Finally, after an interrupted bombardment lasting sixty four hours, the enemy frigates cast off, set sail and vanished…
Among the troops who had disembarked were many Sepoys (Cipayes)…"
From "Mémoires sur l'Expedition d'Ebypt" by Captain Joseph Marie Moiret.

I'm looking for books about these or others failed landings in the Egyptian campaing of Napoleon.

Also want to ask if there were any documents which mention Sepoys soldiers in the Mediterranean on those days which act as marine infantry or simple regular infantry.

At last if anyboyd had wargame this combat or similar.

Thanks in advance for your guidance.

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Armand

Nothing to do with your question directly, but I have been to the plac a number of times (last time in December) and I would gather the bombardment ofmthe fort can not have been too impressive, since you can see no sighns of it. If the layout of the village was the same as it is today (as I would assume since the harbour is from ancient times) direct shelling of the fort would have been hard in the first place and an advance through the village a nightmare.

Cheers,

Burkhard

Many thanks for telling your experiencie "in situ" Burkhard!.

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Armand

An interesting account I hadn't heard of.

Thanks for sharing that.

A votre service mon ami Mako11!.

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Armand