Bombardment of Alexandria
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The Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt by the British Mediterranean Fleet took place on 11–13 July 1882. Admiral Beauchamp Seymour was in command of a fleet of fifteen Royal Navy ironclad ships which
Alexandria in ruins after the bombardment
British ships shelling Alexandria by a French artist.
A view of the bombardment by an artist in Cairo.
Photo in Alexandria after the bombardment and fire of 11–13 July 1882.
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
Bombardment of Alexandria
…to a full-scale invasion to restore the authority of the khedive. Egypt remained under British influence until 1952, with the last British troops leaving in 1956. Despite its formal integration into the Ottoman Empire during the 19th century, the Khedivate of Egypt had attained a certain degree of autonomy under…
An illustration from The Illustrated London News, 29 July 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