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== Summary ==
Arabi Pasha led an uprising against the corrupt Khedive of Egypt declaring a new constitution in January 1882. Britain and France sent a combined fleet to Alexandria to protect their interests but domestic political events resulted in the French returning home. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauchamp_Seymour,_1st_Baron_Alcester Admiral Beauchamp Seymour] bombarded the city and occupied it. The British Expeditionary Force under [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101036995/ Lieut Gen Sir Garnet Wolseley] was prevented from advancing on Cairo at Kafr el Dawwar and then went by sea via the Suez Canal to Ismailia. Successful actions were fought at Kassassin and the Egyptians were finally defeated at the Battle of Tel el-Kebir. Cairo was captured, the Khedive restored and Urabi sent into exile.
== British Expeditionary Force ==
(''40,000+ troops)''
*Commander: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101036995/ Lieut Gen Sir Garnet Wolseley]
*Chief of Staff: Lieut Gen [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Miller_Adye Sir John Adye]
1st Division (Lt Gen GHS Willis)
1st (Guards) Infantry Brigade (Maj Gen [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Arthur,_Duke_of_Connaught_and_Strathearn HRH Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught])
*2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
*2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards
*1st Battalion, Scots Guards
2nd Infantry Brigade ([http://www.reubique.com/graham.htm Maj Gen Gerald Graham])
*1st Battalion, [[3rd Regiment of Foot|The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)]]
*[[87th Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers]]
*[[87th Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers]]
*[[84th Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment]]
Divisional Troops
*[[19th Hussars]] (2 Sqns)
*[[46th Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]]
*A Battery, 1st Field Brigade, [[Royal Artillery]]
*D Battery, 1st Field Brigade, [[Royal Artillery]]
*24 Field Company, Royal Engineers
*12 Company, Army Commissariat and Transport Corps
*1 Bearer Company, Army Hospital Corps (Half)
*3 Field Hospital, Army Hospital Corps
2nd Division (Lt Gen Sir Edward Hamley)
3rd (Highland) Infantry Brigade ([http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101030380/ Maj Gen Sir Archibald Alison])
*[[74th Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry]]
*[[42nd Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion, Black Watch]]
*1st Battalion, [[79th Regiment of Foot|Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders]]
*1st Battalion, [[100th Regiment of Foot|Gordon Highlanders]]
4th Infantry Brigade (Maj Gen Sir Evelyn Wood VC)
*1st Battalion, [[35th Regiment of Foot|The Royal Sussex Regiment]]
*1st Battalion, [[66th Regiment of Foot|The Royal Berkshire Regiment]]
*[[38th Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment]]
*1st Battalion, [[53rd Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry]]
Divisional Troops
*[[19th Hussars]] (2 Sqns)
*3rd Battalion, [[60th Regiment of Foot|King's Royal Rifle Corps]]
*I Battery, 2nd Field Brigade, [[Royal Artillery]]
*N Battery, 2nd Field Brigade, [[Royal Artillery]]
*26 Field Company, Royal Engineers
*11 Company, Army Commissariat and Transport Corps
*2 Bearer Company, Army Hospital Corps (Half)
*4 Field Hospital, Army Hospital Corps
*5 Field Hospital, Army Hospital Corps
Indian Contingent (Maj Gen Sir Herbert Macpherson VC)
*[[63rd Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion, The Manchester Regiment]]
*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders]]
*[[7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Regiment of Bengal Infantry|7th Bengal Infantry]]
*[[8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|20th Punjab Infantry]]
*[[29th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry|29th Baluch Infantry]]
*7 (Mountain) Battery, Northern Division, Royal Garrison Artillery
*(plus their own Commissariat, Engineers etc.)
Cavalry Division (Maj Gen Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe)
1st (Heavy) Cavalry Brigade (Brig Gen Baker Russell)
*Household Cavalry Regiment (1 Sqn each from the 1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards)
*[[4th Dragoon Guards]]
*[[7th Dragoon Guards]]
2nd (Bengal) Cavalry Brigade (Brig Gen HC Wilson)
*[[2nd Bengal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|2nd Bengal Cavalry]]
*[[6th Bengal Cavalry]]
*[[13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers|13th Bengal Lancers]]
Division Troops
*N Battery, 1 Horse Brigade, [[Royal Horse Artillery]]
*Mounted Infantry Battalion (formed from Mounted Coys of line infantry battalions)
*17 Company, Army Commissariat and Transport
*6 Field Hospital, Army Hospital Corps
Army Troops
*Naval Brigade
*Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry
*G Battery, 2nd Horse Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
*F Battery, 1st Field Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
*H Battery, 1st Field Brigade, RFA
*C Battery, 3rd Field Brigade, RFA
*J Battery, 3rd Field Brigade, RFA
*T Battery, 3rd Field Brigade, RFA
*Royal Marine Artillery
*1 Battery, London Division, Royal Garrison Artillery
*4 Battery, London Division, RGA
*5 Battery, London Division, RGA
*5 Battery, Scottish Division, RGA
*6 Battery, Scottish Division, RGA
Army Train
*A (Bridging) Troop, Royal Engineers
*C (Telegraph) Troop, RE
*Railway Troop, RE
*8 Field Company, RE
*17 Field Company, RE
*18 Field Company, RE
*A Company, Queen’s Own [[Madras Sappers and Miners]]
*I Company, QOMS&M
*8 Company, Army Commissariat and Transport Corps
*15 Company, ACT Corps
*Auxiliary Company, ACT Corps
*2 Bearer Company, Army Hospital Corps
*1 Field Hospital, AHC
*3 Field Hospital, AHC
*7 Field Hospital, AHC
*8 Field Hospital, AHC
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/africancampaigns/egypt1882/egypt1882.htm Egyptian Campaign 1882] British Empire website<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1882_Anglo-Egyptian_War 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War] Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DLl7V06o5HkC&pg=Front%20Cover&dq=Wolseley&as_brr=3&ei=DMuSSpK2MJGsNtTcgbwH#v=onepage&q=Sir%20Garnet%20Wolseley%201882&f=false Wolseley's Conquest of Egypt] Google Books
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Egyptian Campaign]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Egyptian Campaign]]
[[Category:Egyptian Campaign]]
[[Category:Egyptian Campaign]]

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Summary

Arabi Pasha led an uprising against the corrupt Khedive of Egypt declaring a new constitution in January 1882. Britain and France sent a combined fleet to Alexandria to protect their interests but domestic political events resulted in the French returning home. Admiral Beauchamp Seymour bombarded the city and occupied it. The British Expeditionary Force under Lieut Gen Sir Garnet Wolseley was prevented from advancing on Cairo at Kafr el Dawwar and then went by sea via the Suez Canal to Ismailia. Successful actions were fought at Kassassin and the Egyptians were finally defeated at the Battle of Tel el-Kebir. Cairo was captured, the Khedive restored and Urabi sent into exile.

British Expeditionary Force

(40,000+ troops)

1st Division (Lt Gen GHS Willis)

1st (Guards) Infantry Brigade (Maj Gen HRH Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught)

  • 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
  • 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards
  • 1st Battalion, Scots Guards

2nd Infantry Brigade (Maj Gen Gerald Graham)

Divisional Troops

2nd Division (Lt Gen Sir Edward Hamley)

3rd (Highland) Infantry Brigade (Maj Gen Sir Archibald Alison)

4th Infantry Brigade (Maj Gen Sir Evelyn Wood VC)

Divisional Troops

  • 19th Hussars (2 Sqns)
  • 3rd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
  • I Battery, 2nd Field Brigade, Royal Artillery
  • N Battery, 2nd Field Brigade, Royal Artillery
  • 26 Field Company, Royal Engineers
  • 11 Company, Army Commissariat and Transport Corps
  • 2 Bearer Company, Army Hospital Corps (Half)
  • 4 Field Hospital, Army Hospital Corps
  • 5 Field Hospital, Army Hospital Corps

Indian Contingent (Maj Gen Sir Herbert Macpherson VC)

Cavalry Division (Maj Gen Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe)

1st (Heavy) Cavalry Brigade (Brig Gen Baker Russell)

2nd (Bengal) Cavalry Brigade (Brig Gen HC Wilson)

Division Troops

  • N Battery, 1 Horse Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
  • Mounted Infantry Battalion (formed from Mounted Coys of line infantry battalions)
  • 17 Company, Army Commissariat and Transport
  • 6 Field Hospital, Army Hospital Corps

Army Troops

  • Naval Brigade
  • Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry
  • G Battery, 2nd Horse Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
  • F Battery, 1st Field Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
  • H Battery, 1st Field Brigade, RFA
  • C Battery, 3rd Field Brigade, RFA
  • J Battery, 3rd Field Brigade, RFA
  • T Battery, 3rd Field Brigade, RFA
  • Royal Marine Artillery
  • 1 Battery, London Division, Royal Garrison Artillery
  • 4 Battery, London Division, RGA
  • 5 Battery, London Division, RGA
  • 5 Battery, Scottish Division, RGA
  • 6 Battery, Scottish Division, RGA

Army Train

  • A (Bridging) Troop, Royal Engineers
  • C (Telegraph) Troop, RE
  • Railway Troop, RE
  • 8 Field Company, RE
  • 17 Field Company, RE
  • 18 Field Company, RE
  • A Company, Queen’s Own Madras Sappers and Miners
  • I Company, QOMS&M
  • 8 Company, Army Commissariat and Transport Corps
  • 15 Company, ACT Corps
  • Auxiliary Company, ACT Corps
  • 2 Bearer Company, Army Hospital Corps
  • 1 Field Hospital, AHC
  • 3 Field Hospital, AHC
  • 7 Field Hospital, AHC
  • 8 Field Hospital, AHC

External Links

Egyptian Campaign 1882 British Empire website
1882 Anglo-Egyptian War Wikipedia
Wolseley's Conquest of Egypt Google Books

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