Chronology

1879
26 June	Tewfik becomes Khedive of' Egypt
1881
1 February	Egyptian Army mutiny
9 September	Palace confrontation between Khedive and Arabi. Ministers resign office
1882
January	Arabi appointed Minister for War :March Arabi made a Pasha April Circassian officers, plotting to kill Arabi, are arrested and tried. Court-martialled, their punishments drastically reduced by the Khedive
5 May	French propose that six English and six French warships be sent to Alexandria.
15 May	The combined fleet leaves Suda in Crete
20 May	The fleet arrives at Alexandria. The Egyptian Ministry resigns in a body, protesting against foreign interference
21 May	Arabi Pasha holds a demonstration, demanding to be reinstated as Minister of War.
26-7 May	Egyptian soldiers attack Europeans and threaten to storm Alexandria.
28 May	Arabi Pasha becomes virtual dictator. Orders Alexandria forts to be put in state of defensive readiness, despite contrary orders from Khedive and British Admiral.
11 June	Massacre of Europeans in Alexandria.
7 July	Admiral Seymour threatens bombardment if defensive work does not cease
10 July	24-hour ultimatum sent by Admiral Seymour. Last Europeans leave Alexandria. French withdraw their warships.
11 July	British fleet bombards Alexandria forts.
12 July	Egyptian soldiers and Bedouin sack Alexandria.
13 July	Alexandria on fire Arabi and his forces withdraw outside city.
14 July	Naval landing-parties go ashore Rescue Khedive who had been threatened by armed soldiers.
15 July	Sailors and Marines go through city suppressing marauders.
17 July	Tamar (bringing Royal Marines), Agincourt and Northhumberland arrive, bringing South Staffordshire Regiment and King's Royal Rifle Corps. General Sir Archibald Alison arrives from England, takes command of this force
22 July	Discovers Arabi's force entrenched at Kafr ed-Dauar. First skirmishes occur.
23 July	Malabar arrives bringing Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and a wing of the 38th. These join Alison's force and move out to occupy Ramleh.
24 July	Contact made with Arabi and the two forces confront each other, within artillery range, in hastily fortified positions.
25 July	In England the Army Reserve is called-up.
30 July	Brigade of Guards leaves England.
2 August	General Sir Garnet Wolseley leaves England.
3 August	Marines from the fleet occupy Suez.
5 August	A reconnaissance-in-force, including armoured train, moves over area Ramleh - Kafr ed- Dauar. Engages and defeats enemy force at Mahalla Junction.
6 August	General Graham takes command of British position at Ramleh.
8 August	Troops from India arrive at Suez, others and units from Britain continue arriving during next two weeks.
10 August	Duke of Connaught, with Chief-of-Staff Sir John Adye, arrive at Alexandria.
12 August	Brigade of Guards arrives at Alexandria.
15 August	Sir Garnet Wolseley arrives at Alexandria. Two infantry divisions, plus cavalry, artillery and Staff Corps, leave Britain. Mounted Infantry, under Captain Parr, carry out reconnaissance towards enemy' positions; minor engagement ensues.
16 August	General Wolseley; Sir Evelvn Wood and Sir Edward Hamlet, accompanied by the Duke of Connaught and other generals, inspect British positions, and view Arabi's formidable entrenchments.
17 August	Orders issued for troops to prepare to embark. Units of 1st Division that have landed re-embark.
18 August	Work of embarkation goes on.
19 August	Ships sail from Alexandria for Ismailia. Considerable enemy activity with firing, in front of British position at Ramleh.
20 August	General Sir Evelyn flood sends Berkshire Regiment out on a reconnaissance Port Said occupied. 21 August General Sir Edward Hamley sends out the Black Watch on a reconnaissance towards Kafr ed-Dauar. Fleet off lsmailia, embarkation begins. Last of British Expeditionary Force lands at Alexandria. Sir Garnet Wolseley and Admiral Seymour at lsmailia. Nefisha occupied by General Graham. General McPherson, commanding India Contingent, with his Staff, arrives at Suez
22 August	Graham takes a strong force towards Ramses, Magfar and Tel el-Maskhuta; engages enemy throughout day.
23 August	Opposed advance continues.
25 August	General advance against Tel el- Maskhuta begins; found to be deserted. Drury Lowe, with cavalry, makes wide circuit and takes Mahsama. Force encamps at both places.
26 August	General Graham takes and occupies Kassassin.
27 August	Mahmoud Pasha Fehmy, Arabi's Chief-of-Staff; falls into British hands.
28 August	Battle of Kassassin. Infantry of the Indian Division, with artillery and commissariat corps, lands at Ismailia
29 August	Orders received at Alexandria for the Highland Brigade, under General Alison, and General Sir Edward Hamlet' and Staff, to embark for lsmailia. Sir Evelyn Wood remains in charge of the city and lines at Ramleh.
30 August	The force embarks; sails on arriving Port Said the next day
1 September	Remain in transports off Ismailia.
5 September	War Office in London issue orders for dispatch of 4,000 more troops from Great Britain.
6 September	Egyptian force reconnoitres British positions at Kassassin.
7 September	Indian cavalry and Mounted Infantry make close reconnaissance of Egyptian lines at Tel el-Kebir. General Willis and Staff arrive at Kassassin, as does General Drury Lowe and the cavalry; Guards on their way there
8 September	Strong British reconnaissance of south bank of canal and adjacent area.
9 September	Arabi personally present at strong Egyptian reconnaissance of British position at Kassassin. Egyptian attack on Kassassin beaten off. British troops at Ismalia begin land march to Kassassin.
11-12 September	General Sir Garnet Wolseley and other senior officers reconnoitre both sides of enemy's position. Royal Irish Fusiliers( 87th) and Pontoon Train arrive in camp.
13 September	Battle of Tel el-Kebir. Defeated Arabi flees to Cairo. Indian Cavalry and Household Cavalry pursue fleeing Egyptian Army, arriving at Belbeis in evening.
14 September	This cavalry force arrives at Abbassiah Barracks outside Cairo in early evening. Town and garrison of Cairo surrender. Egyptians at Kafr ed-Dauar make overtures for the surrender of the position.
15 September	Finding lines at Kafr ed-Dauar abandoned, British troops from Ramleh take possession. Via the re-established telegraphic communications system, Arabi and his officers offer submission to the Khedive, who refuses to accept them. General Sir Garnet Wolseley enters Cairo.
17 September	General Sir Evelyn Wood and Staff enter lines of Kafr ed-Dauar. Arabi Pasha a prisoner in Cairo.
18 September	Egyptian garrison of the Aboukir Forts march to Kafr cd-Dauar and surrender. Egyptian force at Tantah surrenders to Seaforth Highlanders.
20 September	The Khedive, escorted by Bengal Lancers, drives through Alexandria.
25 September	Khedive leaves for Cairo.
27 September	Special Commission appointed by Khedive to consider all acts performed by civil and military persons during the rebellion. Arabi and his followers to be court-martialled.
30 September	Great Review and March Past of British troops in Cairo.
2 October	Valentine Baker Pasha arrives in Cairo from Constantinople; has audience with Khedive corner, ring re-organisation of Egyptian Army.
5 October	Arabi Pasha and Toulba Pasha handed over to Egyptian Government, brought before court and charged with reason.
20 October	Horse Guards return to London, disembark at West India Docks. 21 October March through streets to Albany Barracks. Life Guards arrive home and march through City on following dap. Royal Marines land at Portsmouth.
21 October 1882.	Four hundred officers and men receive from the Queen at Windsor the Egypt Medal announced in a General order on 17 October 1882
18 November	Great Review of troops marching through London before the Queen.