Download Tel El-Kebir 1882: Wolseley's Conquest of Egypt (Campaign) by Donald Featherstone PDF

By Donald Featherstone

In 1881, the Egyptian military mutinied opposed to the Khedive of Egypt and compelled him to nominate acknowledged Ahmed Arabi as Minister of battle. In March 1882, Arabi was once made a Pasha and from this time on acted as a dictator. Arabi demanded that the foreigners be pushed out of Egypt and referred to as for the bloodbath of Christians. This triggered an armed British reaction, first within the kind of a naval bombardment of Alexandria, after which as an expeditionary strength below Lieutenant-General Wolseley. This booklet explores the full crusade, together with Sir Wolseley's 'textbook' operation that used to be deliberate and carried out with masterly competence.

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