Osprey's Campaign title for the battle of Tel El-Kebir of 1882. In 1881, the Egyptian army mutinied against the Khedive of Egypt and forced him to appoint Said Ahmed Arabi as Minister of War. In March 1882, Arabi was made a Pasha and from this time on acted as a dictator. Arabi demanded that the foreigners be driven out of Egypt and called for the massacre of Christians. This prompted an armed British response, first in the form of a naval bombardment of Alexandria, and then as an expeditionary force under Lieutenant-General Wolseley. This book explores the entire campaign, including Sir Wolseley's 'textbook' operation that was planned and executed with masterly competence.
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Highly visual guides to history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics, and experiences of the opposing forces throughout each campaign, and concluding with a guide to the battlefields today.
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Don Featherstone has long been a student of military history and has visited many of the world’s most famous battlefields. He has written extensively on a large number of military campaigns from the point of view of both the historian and the wargamer.
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This review is from: Tel El-Kebir 1882: Wolseley's Conquest of Egypt (Campaign) (Paperback)
Let me start by saying the illustrations, maps, battle plans, etc. are very good as is the military information in general. BUT, the author clearly has an imperialist bias, and virtually tries to justify the British invasion and occupation of Egypt. Thus the historical material is fatally flawed. He repeatedly refers to Urabi as a "dictator" when "military leader" might be more accurate and appropriate. The text on the back cover actually claims that Urabi "called for the massacre of Christians." This is grossly inaccurate if not a complete lie. The Urabi Revolt was against European influence and interference in Egypt. Yes, that included foreign missionaries who were seen as part of the problem by Egyptian nationalists - Muslim and Christian alike. Copts were only targeted if seen as collaborating with the Europeans. As Donald Malcolm Reid writes: "'Urabi and the majlis 'urfi moved quickly to squelch attacks on Copts." ("The Urabi Revolution and British Conquest," Cambridge History of Egypt, v.2, p. 236). For a better historical treatment, see: William Wright, "A Tidy Little War: the British Invasion of Egypt 1882" (2009). Buy Featherstone's book only for the graphics and tactical info.
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When, in 1882, Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet Wolseley led a British military expedition to Egypt, fought and deposed the dictator Arabi Pasha and restored the country to the Khedive, it foreshadowed events of exactly one hundred years later when a British task force went out to the Falkland Islands, conquered the troops of an Argentinian dictator, Galtieri, and returned the islands to British sovereignty. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
divisional troops, armoured train, horse artillery, one squadron Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Royal Artillery, Dragoon Guards, Highland Brigade, Household Cavalry, Drury Lowe, India Contingent, General Graham, Arabi Pasha, Royal Horse Artillery, Highland Light Infantry, Naval Brigade, Bengal Cavalry, Cameron Highlanders, Crimean War, Duke of Connaught, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, Royal Engineers, Royal Marine Artillery, Gordon Highlanders, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Seaforth Highlanders, Bearer Company, Black Watch, Grenadier Guards, Kassassin Lock New!
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When, in 1882, Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet Wolseley led a British military expedition to Egypt, fought and deposed the dictator Arabi Pasha and restored the country to the Khedive, it foreshadowed events of exactly one hundred years later when a British task force went out to the Falkland Islands, conquered the troops of an Argentinian dictator, Galtieri, and returned the islands to British sovereignty. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
divisional troops, armoured train, horse artillery, one squadron Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Royal Artillery, Dragoon Guards, Highland Brigade, Household Cavalry, Drury Lowe, India Contingent, General Graham, Arabi Pasha, Royal Horse Artillery, Highland Light Infantry, Naval Brigade, Bengal Cavalry, Cameron Highlanders, Crimean War, Duke of Connaught, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, Royal Engineers, Royal Marine Artillery, Gordon Highlanders, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Seaforth Highlanders, Bearer Company, Black Watch, Grenadier Guards, Kassassin Lock New!
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