Capture of Sidon

26 September 1840, Sidon, Lebanon

Allied victory; Sidon stormed

Napier took a small force of steamers, a ship of the line and Austrian ships down the coast to Sidon. After a short bombardment British, Austrian and Ottoman troops stormed the town and its sea castle; Archduke Friedrich of Austria led one of the landing parties. The Egyptian garrison of more than 2,000 surrendered.

Britain + Austria

5+ ships, none lost

Royal Navy

4+ ships, none lost

Ship	Type	Outcome
HMS Thunderer	Ship of the line	Survived
HMS Gorgon	Steamer	Survived
HMS Cyclops	Steamer	Survived
HMS Stromboli	Steamer	Survived

Flotillas and other craft	Number	Lost
Other steamers and sloops	Several	?

Austrian Navy

1 ship, none lost

Ship	Type	Outcome
Guerriera Archduke Friedrich's ship	Frigate	Survived

Map

Napier strikes at Sidon September 1840