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Tel-el-Kebir, battle of
Tel-el-Kebir, battle of, 1882. In the third quarter of the 19th cent. Egypt's external debt became so great that Britain and France took control of the country's finances. The heavily taxed peasantry, led by an army officer, Ahmed Arabi, rebelled against their khedive (governor), whom they held responsible for their plight. British troops under Sir Garnet Wolseley landed in Egypt to support the khedive and in a surprise attack destroyed Arabi's army at Tel-el-Kebir, 130 miles north-east of Cairo. Arabi surrendered and pleaded guilty to rebellion, but liberal opinion in England ensured that his sentence was exile rather than death.
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JOHN CANNON. "Tel-el-Kebir, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Tel-el-Kebir, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-TelelKebirbattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Tel-el-Kebir, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-TelelKebirbattleof.html |
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Ksar el Kebir
Ksar el Kebir , city (1994 pop. 107,065), N Morocco. The name also appears as Alcazarquivir and Al Qasr al Kabir. Near the city on Aug. 4, 1578, the Moroccans soundly defeated the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal had invaded Morocco in support of a pretender to the Moroccan throne. Abd al-Malik, ruler of Morocco, King Sebastian, and the Moroccan pretender, Muhammad, all died in the fighting. As a result of the battle, Portugal soon passed (1580) to Philip II of Spain, and the new Moroccan ruler, Ahmad al-Mansur, began his reign with tremendous prestige. |
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"Ksar el Kebir." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ksar el Kebir." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-KsarelKe.html "Ksar el Kebir." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-KsarelKe.html |
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Ksar‐el‐Kebir
Ksar‐el‐Kebir, Morocco Oppidum Novum, Alcazarquiver ‘The Great Fortress’ from the Arabic al‐qasr and al‐kebīr ‘great’. A ksar, derived from the Latin Caesar, is a fortified stronghold often containing a large granary, ghorfa. Originally occupied by the Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, who called it Oppidum Novum ‘New Town’, and Byzantines, the Arab town was founded in the 8th century. It was taken by the Spanish in 1912, their name for the town being a version of the Arabic name.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ksar‐el‐Kebir." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ksar‐el‐Kebir." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-KsarelKebir.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ksar‐el‐Kebir." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-KsarelKebir.html |
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Tel‐el‐Kebir, battle of
Tel‐el‐Kebir, battle of, 1882. In the third quarter of the 19th cent. Egypt's external debt became so great that Britain and France took control of the country's finances. The heavily taxed peasantry, led by an army officer, Ahmed Arabi, rebelled. British troops under Sir Garnet Wolseley landed in Egypt to support the khedive and in a surprise attack destroyed Arabi's army at Tel‐el‐Kebir, 130 miles north‐east of Cairo.
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JOHN CANNON. "Tel‐el‐Kebir, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Tel‐el‐Kebir, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-TelelKebirbattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Tel‐el‐Kebir, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-TelelKebirbattleof.html |
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Tel-el-Kebir, Battle of
Tel-el-Kebir, Battle of (12–13 September 1882) A battle between British and Egyptian forces, 83 km (52 miles) east of Cairo. British troops under Sir Garnet Wolseley defeated an Egyptian army led by ARABI PASHA. Cairo fell on the following day, thus confirming the British conquest of Egypt.
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"Tel-el-Kebir, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Tel-el-Kebir, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-TelelKebirBattleof.html "Tel-el-Kebir, Battle of." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-TelelKebirBattleof.html |
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