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The wars & local soldiers, 1882

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The War in Egypt. Triumphant British Victory. the Egyptian Army Shattered. Arabi Bey Captured. Sydney, Monday, 9 a.m

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1882 · page 2

Without further fighting, the British ran Arabi Bey to earth at Cairo, captured him, and made him prisoner. The city of Cairo is now occupied by the…

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The War in Egypt. Sydney, Thursday, 2 p.m

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 September 1882 · page 2

Tuesday's cable news states that the rebels at Abdullah and Aboukir surrendered, and that British troops now occupy those garrisons. The Khedive, with his Ministers and Sir A…

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The War in Egypt. London, Sept. 21

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1882 · page 2

Sir Garnet Welseley, who commanded the British forces in Egypt, and Sir Edward Beauchamp Seymour, under whose direction this bombardment of Alexandria took place, are to be…

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The Egyptian As a Soldier

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1882 · page 4

The P. M. Gazette received the following from a correspondent who has had considerable, experience in Eastern wars:— "A not unimportant element in the…

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The War in Egypt. London, Sept. 21

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 September 1882 · page 2

The various Bedeuin tribes are still bitterly hostile towards the British. The principal Sheikhs decline to recognise the authority of the Khedive, whom they regard as the…

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