After a grueling nighttime march in the oppressive Egyptian heat. Napoleon and 25,000 of his soldiers faced off against 35,000 Mamluks of the Ottoman Empire.

France

Napoleon Bonaparte

3,000 Cavalry 20 squadrons

17,000 Infantry 26 battalions

36 guns 3 batteries

Ottoman

Murad Bey

6,000 cavalry 40 squadrons (20 elite)

22,000 infantry 36 battalions (all militia)

1 battery of guns

Wargame

Use general d armee or other corps size Napoleonic wargame

2-4 players

4×8 table covered with sand dunes and a potential oasis.

Special rules

The Napoleonic forces should be regular or better, all of the Ottoman should be militia except the elite mamluk cavalry.