▁se amen , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁James ▁Box er , ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁dis emb ark ▁without ▁opposition ▁near ▁the ▁rav ine ▁that ▁runs ▁from ▁Lake ▁Mare ot is ▁to ▁the ▁sea . ▁ ▁These ▁troops ▁bre ached ▁the ▁pal is aded ▁ent rench ments ▁at ▁eight ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁March . ▁It ▁was ▁fort un ate ▁for ▁the ▁attack ers ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁face ▁serious ▁resistance ▁because ▁the ▁lines ▁stretch ing ▁from ▁Fort ▁des ▁B aines ▁to ▁Lake ▁Mare ot is ▁included ▁eight ▁guns ▁in ▁three ▁batter ies , ▁and ▁th ir teen ▁guns ▁in ▁the ▁fort ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁fl ank . ▁British ▁cas ual ties ▁were ▁light ; ▁however ▁the ▁Pom pe y ▁Gate ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Pom pe y ' s ▁P ill ar ), ▁was ▁bar ric aded ▁and ▁def ended ▁by ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁troops ▁and ▁armed ▁volunte ers , ▁forcing ▁British ▁troops ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁camp ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Two ▁det ach ments ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁occup y ▁Ab ou kir ▁Castle , ▁and ▁the ▁" C ut ", ▁Q ait bay ▁Cit adel , ▁a ▁castle ▁in ▁Alexand ria ▁between ▁la kes ▁Ma ad ia ▁and ▁Mare ot is . ▁The ▁det ach ments ' s ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁prevent ▁Ott oman ▁rein for c ements ▁reaching ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁ 2 0 ▁March , ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁trans ports ▁appeared ▁off ▁Alexand ria , ▁and ▁an ▁Arab