Battle of Tel el-Kebir

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The Battle of Tel el-Kebir was an 1882 British military victory over Egyptian nationalist forces that decisively secured British control and long-term occupation of Egypt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Tel-el-Kebir ⓘ
Battle of Tell el Kebir ⓘ
belligerent Egyptian nationalist forces ⓘ
Khedivate of Egypt (loyalist forces) ⓘ
linked to: Khedivate of Egypt

United Kingdom ⓘ
forces of Ahmed Urabi ⓘ
campaignObjective overthrow of Urabi government ⓘ
restoration of Khedive Tewfik’s authority ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses British forces roughly several hundred casualties ⓘ
Egyptian forces several thousand casualties and prisoners ⓘ
combatantStrength British and allied forces approximately 17,000 men ⓘ
Egyptian nationalist forces approximately 20,000–25,000 men ⓘ
commander Ahmed Urabi ⓘ
Garnet Wolseley ⓘ
linked to: Viscount Wolseley

Prince Hassan Pasha ⓘ
Sir Archibald Alison ⓘ
conflictOf Anglo-Egyptian War (1882) ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Egyptian War
consequence British control over Egypt ⓘ
British occupation of Egypt ⓘ
end of Urabi Revolt ⓘ
countryAtTime Khedivate of Egypt ⓘ
date 1882-09-13 ⓘ
followedBy British occupation of Cairo (1882) ⓘ
involvedUnit British Army ⓘ
Egyptian Army ⓘ
Royal Navy support (logistical and prior bombardments) ⓘ
location Tel el-Kebir ⓘ
linked to: Tel-el-Kebir
longTermEffect beginning of de facto British protectorate over Egypt ⓘ
increased British control over Egyptian finances and administration ⓘ
notableFor short, decisive engagement at dawn ⓘ
use of surprise night march by British forces ⓘ
partOf British invasion of Egypt (1882) ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Egyptian War

Urabi Revolt ⓘ
politicalContext British intervention against nationalist government in Egypt ⓘ
European concern over control of Suez Canal ⓘ
precededBy Bombardment of Alexandria (1882) ⓘ
presentDayLocation Egypt ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
decisive British victory ⓘ
defeat of Egyptian nationalist forces ⓘ
strategicImportance consolidated British influence in Egypt ⓘ
secured Suez Canal route for Britain ⓘ
tacticalFeature assault on entrenched Egyptian positions ⓘ
night approach march by British forces ⓘ
year 1882 ⓘ

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British occupation of Egypt → hasPart → Battle of Tel el-Kebir ⓘ
13th Light Dragoons → battle → Battle of Tel el-Kebir ⓘ
Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan → result → Anglo-Egyptian victory ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tel el-Kebir
Archibald Murray → participatedIn → Battle of Tel el Kebir ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tel el-Kebir
Battle of Tel el-Kebir → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Tel-el-Kebir ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tel el-Kebir
Battle of Tel el-Kebir → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Tell el Kebir ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tel el-Kebir
Anglo-Egyptian War → hasPart → Battle of Tel el-Kebir ⓘ
Anglo-Egyptian War → significantEvent → British advance on Cairo ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Tel el-Kebir
Bombardment of Alexandria → followedBy → Battle of Tel el-Kebir ⓘ
subject linked to: bombardment of Alexandria
Urabi Revolt → significantEvent → Battle of Tel el-Kebir ⓘ
Tel-el-Kebir → knownFor → Battle of Tel el-Kebir ⓘ
Tel-el-Kebir → hasEvent → Battle of Tel el-Kebir ⓘ
Sir George White → battle → Battle of Tel el-Kebir ⓘ
subject linked to: British: Sir George White
Archibald Murray → participatedIn → Battle of Tel el Kebir ⓘ
subject linked to: General Sir Archibald Murray
linked to: Battle of Tel el-Kebir