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== British Expeditionary Force ==
(''40,000+ troops)''
*Commander: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101036995/ Lieut Gen Sir Garnet Wolseley]
*Chief of Staff: Lieut Gen John Miller Adye|Sir John Adye
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)
*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 Edward 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, Royal Berkshire Regiment
*1st Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment
*1st Battalion, 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)
*2nd Bengal Cavalry
*6th Bengal Cavalry
*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]]
