The Egyptian Campaigns, 1882 to 1885, and the Events that Led to Them - Volume 1

The Egyptian Campaigns, 1882 to 1885, and the Events that Led to Them - Volume 1
Author: Charles Royle
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2012-04-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1781512752

Volume 1 of 2. This is the standard, two-volume history of one of the classic, albeit largely disastrous, campaigns of Victorian military history - the attempt to impose British rule or influence on Egypt and the trackless wastes of the Sudan which, then as now, despite much-trumpeted victories, proved implacably hostile to foreign intervention. The climax of the story is the tragic saga of Charles Gordon, the charismatic, eccentric, though fatally flawed British General, whose death at Khartoum provoked a belated expedition down the Nile in a futile rescue attempt. Royle's history is a model account. A barrister and not a military man himself, he is unsparing of the political mistakes of successive British administrations - Liberal and Conservative - to deal with Egypt. Vol. 1 of the history traces the political background, and the Egyptian Col. Arabi's revolt against British dominance. This in turn provoked a major British intervention designed to protect investment in the newly-built and vital Suez Canal. Military operations included the siege and partial destruction of Alexandria, the battle of Tel-el-Kebir and the capture of Cairo.

The Egyptian Campaigns, 1882 to 1885, Vol. 1 of 2: And the Events Which Led to Them (Classic Reprint)

The Egyptian Campaigns, 1882 to 1885, Vol. 1 of 2: And the Events Which Led to Them (Classic Reprint)
Author: Charles Royle
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2019-01-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780365272823

Excerpt from The Egyptian Campaigns, 1882 to 1885, Vol. 1 of 2: And the Events Which Led to Them He has, however, had the advantage, if such it can be called, of residing in Egypt during the last ten years, and has enjoyed, so far as the expression is applicable, opportunities for personally observing many of the events referred to. He has also been brought in contact with several of the principal actors in the drama, or rather series of dramas, played in the Land of the Nile.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

British Military Operations in Egypt and the Sudan

British Military Operations in Egypt and the Sudan
Author: Harold E. Raugh
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2008-05-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1461657008

The British Army's campaigns in Egypt and the Sudan from 1882 to 1899 were among the most dramatic and hard-fought in British military history. In 1882, the British sent an expeditionary force to Egypt to quell the Arabic Revolt and secure British control of the Suez Canal, its lifeline to India. The enigmatic British Major General Charles G. Gordon was sent to the Sudan in 1884 to study the possibility of evacuating Egyptian garrisons threatened by Muslim fanatics, the dervishes, in the Sudan. While the dervishes defeated the British forces on a number of occasions, the British eventually learned to combat the insurrection and ultimately, largely through superior technology and firepower, vanquished the insurgents in 1898. British Operations in Egypt and the Sudan: A Selected Bibliography enumerates and generally describes and annotates hundreds of contemporary, current, and hard-to-find books, journal articles, government documents, and personal papers on all aspects of British military operations in Egypt and the Sudan from 1882 to 1899. Arranged chronologically and topically, chapters cover the various campaigns, focusing on specific battles, leading military personalities, and the contributions of imperial nations as well as supporting services of the British Army. This definitive volume is an indispensable reference for researching imperialism, colonial history, and British military operations, leadership, and tactics.

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Release: 1886
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