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British Occupation of Cairo

When
September 1882
Where
Cairo, Egypt
Part of
British occupation of Cairo, 1882

British troops occupied Cairo in September 1882, establishing partial military occupation and governmental supervision over Egypt.

The British conquest occurred in 1882 between Egyptian forces under Ahmed Urabi and the United Kingdom. The occupation resulted from debt-driven European control. Egypt came under partial British military occupation and significant governmental supervision, remaining nominally Ottoman under British domination.

Sources

  1. Cairo Wikipedia
  2. Anglo-Egyptian War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
  3. Bombardment of Alexandria Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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