Anglo-Egyptian War
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| Anglo-Egyptian War | |||||||||
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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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| Garnet Wolsley | Urabi | ||||||||
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| At least 20,000 troops; unknown number of marines | Unknown | ||||||||
The Anglo-Egyptian War occurred in 1882 between Urabi Forces, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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[edit] Developments before war
During the summer of 1882 an international conference of European nations met in Istanbul. Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid boycotted it, and would not send troops to Egypt. No agreement was reached at the conference. The British then decided to engage alone, and the French then withdrew their navy regiment from Alexandria.
[edit] Beginning of War
The British fleet bombarded Alexandria, followed by British marines occupying it. The British then installed the Khedive Tawfiq, who declared Urabi a rebel and took away his political rights.
[edit] Urabi response
Urabi then counteracted by obtaining a fatwa, which was authorized by Al Azhar shaykhs which stated that Tawfiq was a traitor who brought on the occupation of Egypt by a foreign nation's country and stated that he betrayed his religion. Urabi also ordered conscription and he declared war on the United Kingdom.
[edit] British invasion
In August, a British army of 20,000, commanded by Garnet Wolseley, invaded the Suez Canal Zone. He was authorized to destroy Urabi's forces and clear the country of all other rebels.
[edit] Battle of Tall al Kabir
This important battle was fought on September 13, 1882. The Urabi forces were rerouted and the capital was captured. Khedive power was then restored as the authority of Egypt.
[edit] Trial of Urabi
An Egyptian court had initially was sentenced Urabi to death. However the British intervened and the sentence was changed to exile to Ceylon. His associates were also put on trial.
[edit] British occupation
British troops then occupied Egypt. There was unpleasantness in Egypt because of the occupation. British troops then withdrew from Egypt in 1956, after an occupation of 72 years.
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