Anglo-Egyptian War
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The British conquest of Egypt, also known as the 2nd Anglo-Egyptian War, occurred in 1882 between mostly Egyptian and Sudanese forces under Ahmed ‘Urabi and the United Kingdom.
Bombardment of Alexandria
The Seat of War – Alexandria and the Nile-Delta (1882)
Tell El Kebir
The history of Egypt under the British lasted from 1882, when it was occupied by British forces during the Anglo-Egyptian War, until 22 February 1922 when Unilateral Declaration was issued because, ac
Anglo-Egyptian War
…against Tewfik Pasha, alongside the growth of anarchist numbers in the country. The British intervened with the support of other colonial powers to colonize Egypt and succeeded in crushing the Egyptian-Sudanese forces. The anarchists who attempted to join the revolt were cut off from the insurgent troops and were…
An illustration from The Illustrated London News, 29 July 1882
Alexandria in ruins after the British bombardment of 1882.
British barracks on the Nile, around 1910.
A gathering of Egyptian, Turkish, and British royalty in 1911. Queen Mary seated and King George V standing at the far right