Anglo-Egyptian War: Difference between revisions

The British fleet bombarded Alexandria from 11 to 13 July and then occupied it with [[Royal Marines|marines]]. The British did not lose a single ship, but much of the city was destroyed by fires caused by explosive shells and, according to contemporary British sources, by ‘Urabists seeking to ruin the city that the British were taking over.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bombardment of Alexandria (1882)|work=Old Mersey Times|url=http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/index.html|access-date=2007-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008011419/http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/index.html|archive-date= 8 October 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tewfik Pasha]], who had moved his court to Alexandria during the unrest, declared ‘Urabi a rebel and formally deposed him from his positions within the government.