Tel El-Kebir 1882: Wolseley's Conquest of Egypt
May 2013 · Campaign Book 27 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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A detailed, compact volume on the British response, under Lieutenant-General Wolseley, to Egyptian mutiny.
In 1881, the Egyptian army mutinied against the Khedive of Egypt and forced him to appoint Said Ahmed Arabi as Minister of War. In March 1882, Arabi was made a Pasha and from this time on acted as a dictator. Arabi demanded that the foreigners be driven out of Egypt and called for the massacre of Christians. This prompted an armed British response, first in the form of a naval bombardment of Alexandria, and then as an expeditionary force under Lieutenant-General Wolseley.
This book explores the entire campaign, including Sir Wolseley's 'textbook' operation that was planned and executed with masterly competence.
In 1881, the Egyptian army mutinied against the Khedive of Egypt and forced him to appoint Said Ahmed Arabi as Minister of War. In March 1882, Arabi was made a Pasha and from this time on acted as a dictator. Arabi demanded that the foreigners be driven out of Egypt and called for the massacre of Christians. This prompted an armed British response, first in the form of a naval bombardment of Alexandria, and then as an expeditionary force under Lieutenant-General Wolseley.
This book explores the entire campaign, including Sir Wolseley's 'textbook' operation that was planned and executed with masterly competence.
About the author
Don Featherstone has long been a student of military history and has visited many of the world's most famous battlefields. He has written extensively on a large number of military campaigns from the point of view of both the historian and the wargamer.
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