Pair Of Medals From the 1882 Tel-el-Kabir Campaign Royal Fusiliers

Pair of service medals of Lieut. {later Captain} of the Royal Fusiliers (specifically the 1st Battalion) who fought in the Battle of Tel el Kebir in 1882.

He served with the British forces in the First Egyptian War and according to records "distinguished himself at Tel-el-Kebir". He died at his home in Dorset, in 1886, from a fever contracted during his time in Egypt a British Army officer of the Royal Fusiliers who participated in the Battle of Tel el-Kebir during the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882.

A Lieutenant in the British armed forces. He was part of the expeditionary force sent to Egypt under Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet Wolseley to suppress the 'Urabi Revolt led by Ahmed 'Urabi Pasha.

The Battle of Tel el-Kebir was the decisive engagement of the Anglo-Egyptian War, fought on September 13, 1882, in north eastern Egypt.
Objective: The British aimed to capture the heavily fortified Egyptian position at Tel el-Kebir, which was a strategic point on the railway and the Sweet Water Canal between Ismailia and Cairo.
Strategy: General Wolseley led a surprise dawn attack after a long, silent night march across the desert, navigating by the stars.
Outcome: The British forces, though outnumbered, routed the Egyptian army within an hour. The victory ended the 'Urabi Revolution and led to the British occupation of Egypt for the next 70 years.
While specific details of his individual actions in the battle are not widely published, his name is associated with those who fought in this pivotal conflict that cemented British control over Egypt and the Suez Canal, a vital route to India. The National Army Museum collection includes images and information related to the battle and the units involved, many of which can be viewed online.

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