BattlefieldsBombardment of Alexandria
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Bombardment of Alexandria

1882
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Egypt: 11 forts
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
United Kingdom: British:; 9 battleships; 1 torpedo boat; 1 steamer; 5 gunboats
Outcome
British victory
The Battle

History & Significance

The Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt by the British Mediterranean Fleet took place on 11–13 July 1882. Admiral Beauchamp Seymour was in command of a fleet of fifteen Royal Navy ironclad ships which had previously sailed to the harbor of Alexandria to support the khedive Tewfik Pasha amid Ahmed 'Urabi's nationalist uprising against his administration and its close ties to British and French financiers. He was joined in the show of force by a French flotilla as well.

Suspected site. The exact location is uncertain.
Casualties & Losses

United Kingdom: 6 killed; 27 wounded | Egypt: 250–350 wounded 600–700 killed

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