Egyptian Campaign 1882
| Egyptian Campaign | |
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| 1882 | |
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| Location: Egypt | |
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| British and Indians | Egypt |
| Result: British victory | |
| Medals: Egypt Medal 1882-89 Clasps: Alexandria 11 July 1882, Tel-El-Kebir 13 Sep 1882 | |
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The Egyptian Campaign 1882. 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)
- Commander: Lieut Gen Sir Garnet Wolseley
- Chief of Staff: Lieut Gen Sir John Adye
1st Division (Lt Gen George Harry Smith 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)
- 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
- 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers
- 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
Divisional Troops
- 19th Hussars (2 Sqns)
- 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 (Maj Gen Sir Archibald Alison)
- 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
- 1st Battalion, Black Watch
- 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders
4th Infantry Brigade (Maj Gen Sir Evelyn Wood VC)
- 1st Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment
- 1st Battalion, The Royal Berkshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 1st Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
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)
- 1st Battalion, The Manchester Regiment
- 1st Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders
- 7th Bengal Infantry
- 20th Punjab 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)
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
Medals
Also see Medals and Medal Rolls
- The Egypt Medal 1882-1889 northeastmedals.co.uk
- Egypt 1882 : Dispatches, Casualties, Awards compiled by Peter Duckers. London : Spink, c 2001 is available at the British Library. This book appears in the catalogue as Egypt 1882, with no author given, with Duckers, Peter as an "added name". Now published by Savannah Publications, London. Order through Amazon.co.uk from the FIBIS Shop
- "The Scarcity of Distinguished Conduct Medals for the Egyptian War of 1882" by J D O’Malley Orders and Medals Research Society Volume 45, No.3 (272) September 2006 pages 202-207 computer pages 52-57 html version, original pdf
External Links
Egyptian Campaign 1882 British Empire website
1882 Anglo-Egyptian War Wikipedia
Wolseley's Conquest of Egypt Google Books
Inverness Memorial to the men of the The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders who died in Egypt and the Sudan 1882-1887 and 1898 Wakefieldfhs.org
Historical Books on-line
- Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Egyptian Campaign 1882 archive.org
- The War in Egypt Illustrations by Richard Simkin. Text from The Times 1883 Archive.org
- Cassell's History of the War in the Soudan by James Grant 1885-86 Archive.org
- The war in Egypt and the Soudan; an episode in the history of the British Empire. Being a descriptive account of the scenes and events of that great drama, and sketches of the principal actors in it by Thomas Archer Archive.org
- History of the Corps of Royal Engineers Vol II by Maj-Gen Whitworth Porter 1889 War in Egypt archive.org
- Egypt 1882, page 102 Watson Pasha: a record of the life-work of Sir Charles Moore Watson, Colonel in the Royal Engineers by Stanley Lane-Poole. 1919 Archive.org