Battle of Alexandria (disambiguation)
Battle of Alexandria, Raid on Alexandria or Siege of Alexandria, can refer to:
- Military operations fought in or near the city of Alexandria in Egypt:
- Siege of Alexandria (47 BC) – fought between Roman forces during the Final War of the Roman Republic
- Battle of Alexandria (30 BC) – fought between Roman forces during the Final War of the Roman Republic
- Siege of Alexandria (619) – conducted by the Sassanid Empire against a Byzantine Empire garrison between 618 and 620 during the Sassanid conquest of Egypt
- Siege of Alexandria (641) – conducted by the Rashidun army against the Byzantine capital during the Muslim conquest of Egypt
- Battle of Alexandria (1799) – fought between French and Mamaluk forces during the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt
- Battle of Alexandria (1801) – fought between British and French forces during the French Revolutionary War
- Siege of Alexandria (1801) – fought between British and French forces during the French Revolutionary War
- Raid on Alexandria (1941) – an attack on British shipping by Italian special forces during the Second World War
- In relation to Alexandria, Virginia in the United States:
- Raid on Alexandria – fought between British and American forces in 1814 during the War of 1812
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