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{{War|name=Egyptian Campaign |dates=1882 1801 |image=|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt Egypt] |combatant1=British and Indians |combatant2=[[Egypt]] French |result=British victory |medal=<br>[http://www.britishmedals.info/egypt_medal.html Egypt Medal 1882-89]<br>Clasps: Alexandria 11 July 1882, Tel-El-Kebir 13 Sep 1882 |category=[[:Category:Egyptian Campaign1801|Egyptian Campaign1801]] |link1= }}

The '''Egyptian Campaign 1882== Summary ==[http://en.''' Arabi Pasha led an uprising against wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte] landed in Egypt in 1798 but his army was cut off when the British fleet under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson Admiral Nelson] defeated the French navy at the corrupt Khedive [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Qir_Bay Battle of Egypt declaring a new constitution in January 1882the Nile]. Turkey joined Britain and Russia in declaring war on France sent a combined fleet . Napoleon laid siege to Acre but was forced to Alexandria retreat to protect their interests but domestic political events resulted in Egypt where he defeated the Turkish Army at the French returning home. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauchamp_Seymour,_1st_Baron_Alcester Admiral Beauchamp SeymourBattle_of_Abukir_(1799) Battle of Aboukir] bombarded the city and occupied itin July 1799. The British Expeditionary Force under He then returned to France leaving [http://wwwen.oxforddnbwikipedia.comorg/indexwiki/101036995/ Lieut Gen Sir Garnet WolseleyJean-Baptiste_Kléber General Kléber] was prevented from advancing on Cairo at Kafr el Dawwar and then went by sea via the Suez Canal to Ismailiain command. Successful actions were fought at Kassassin and In March 1800 Kleber defeated the Egyptians were finally defeated Turks again at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Heliopolis_(1800) Battle of Tel el-KebirHeliopolis] but was assassinated in June. Cairo was captured, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tewfik_Pasha Jacques-Francois_Menou General Menou] took command of the French army. In 1801 the Khedive] restored British decided to drive the French from Egypt and an expeditionary force under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Orabi UrabiRalph_Abercromby Sir Ralph Abercrombie] sent into exilelanded at Aboukir on 8 March.On 21 March the French were defeated at the  

[http://wwwen.britishempirewikipedia.co.ukorg/forces/armycampaigns/africancampaigns/egypt1882wiki/egypt1882.htm Egyptian French_expeditionary_army French Campaign 1882in Egypt and Syria]] British Empire websiteWikipedia<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 

[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/2/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Egyptian Campaign 1801] archive.org