Anglo-Egyptian War

The British conquest of Egypt (1882), also known as the Anglo-Egyptian War (Arabic: الاحتلال البريطاني لمصر, romanized: al-iḥtilāl al-Brīṭānī li-Miṣr, lit. 'British occupation of Egypt'), occurred in 1882 between Egyptian and Sudanese forces under Ahmed ‘Urabi and the United Kingdom. It ended a nationalist uprising against the Khedive Tewfik Pasha. It established firm British influence over Egypt at the expense of the Egyptians, the French, and the Ottoman Empire, whose already weak authority became nominal.

This article is about the British intervention in Egypt in 1882. For the earlier war, see Alexandria expedition of 1807. For the conflict of 1956, see Suez Crisis.
"Egyptian Expedition" redirects here. For the American response to the conflict, see Egyptian Expedition (1882).
Anglo-Egyptian War
Part of the ʻUrabi revolt and Scramble for Africa and dissolution of the Ottoman Empire

French map of the military operations in Egypt
DateJuly–September 1882
Location
Egypt
Result

British victory

Belligerents
  •  United Kingdom
 Egypt
Commanders and leaders
Strength
40,560 regulars
Casualties and losses
  • 800–900 killed
  • 600+ wounded
 2,000–4,000 killed or wounded (British estimates)
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