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External Links : Links related to Egyptian Military History For links on general military history sources, go to History of Warfare Main Page Wars of Egypt 1800-1999, from ACED List of Wars, from Wikipedia The Ottoman Empire 1501-1808, 1796-1914, from World History Encyclopediaopedia, timeline Egypt and Syria, 939-1500, from World History Encyclopedia, timeline History of the Copts, from Copts.net History of early Arab Egypt, from Fact Index History of Ottoman Egypt, from Fact Index Entry Egypt, from Military History Encyclopedia on the Web Historical Background, from Egyptian Military Academy Egyptian Air Force (history), from Scramble Republic of Egypt: The Medal of Military Duty, posted by medals.org United Kingdom: Egypt Medal 1882-89, posted by medals.org Index of Campaign Medals, from Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth, several entries pertaining to Egypt Khedive's Sudan Medal 1910, from British Empire Khedive's Sudan Medal 1896-1908, from British Military Medals Egypt Military Index, from GlobalSecurity.org Suez Canal Zone 1951-1954, Suez Operations 1956, from Britain's Small Wars Orders, Decorations and Medals of Egypt, from ODM |
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Printed Reference Erik Hildinger, Warriors of the Steppe, A Military History of Central Asia 500 B.C. to 1700 A.D., Da Capo (1997) 2001, pp.150-167 [G] The Egyptian Campaign in the Hejaz, Sudan, Greece, Syria, 1812-1880, pp.276-284 in : G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville, Historical Atlas of Islam, NY : Continuum (1991) 2003 [G] |
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Wars affecting early Islamic Egypt, 641-969 |
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639-641 645 654 725 739 750 815 828 831-832 891 914 919-921 |
Arab conquest of Egypt Byzantines retook Alexandria; held it until 646 Byzantinian invasion fleet repelled Revolt of Copts in the eastern Nile Delta, against Umayyad Rule (Per Capita Tax) Coptic Revolt Coptic Revolt Coptic Revolt against Abbasid Rule (Per Capita Tax) Coptic Revolt Combined Coptic and Muslimic Revolt Conflict between Islamic Egypt and Islamic Syria settled by peace First Fatimid Invaasion of Egypt, from Kairouan Fatimid invaders temporarily held on to Alexandria |
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Wars of Fatimid and Ayyubid Egypt, 969-1250 |
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969 971 978 1068-1074 1118 1150 1163, 1167-1168 1164-1168 1174-1181 1176 1187 1218-1221 1244-1246 1249 |
Fatimid conquest of Egypt Invasion from Damscus Fatimid victory over Turks, Qaramita forces, conquest of southern Syria Turkish invasion Invasion by crusaders from the Kingdom of Jerusalem Ascalon (Palestine) lost to crusaders Crusader invasion of Egypt Nur ad-Din, ruler over Damascus, defended Egypt against crusaders; seized Egypt in 1171, end of Fatimid rule Saladin, Nur ad-Din's governor of Egypt, extended his control over Damascus, Aleppo, Mosul, established Ayyubid Dynasty Revolt of the Copts of the city of Koptos Battle of Hattin; Egyptian victory over crusaders; acquisition of Jerusalem Repulsion of Fifth Crusade (fight over Damiette) Khwarizmians invaded Syria-Palestine; were finally defeated by Ayyubids crusaders temporarily took Damiette |
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Wars of Mamluk Egypt, 1250-1517 |
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1258-1260 1276 1280 1281 1289 1291 1299-1303 1375 1377 1389-1390 1399 1400-1401 1405 1405-1412 1421 1426 1440 1444 1467 1485-1491 |
Mongol Invasion of Syria; Mamluk victory in Battle of Ain Jalut 1260 established Euphrates as border Mamluk expedition into Nubia; conquest of christian kingdom of Dongola Syrian attempt to secede suppressed Mongolian Invasion repelled Tripoli, crusader fortress, taken Acre, last crusader strongholds in Palestine, taken Mongol Invasion (Ilkhanate) defeated Kingdom of Lesser Armenia conquered by Mamluks Revolt in Syria, spread to Egypt Civil War over throne, Burji Dynasty replaced Bahri Dynasty (est. 1382) Ottoman Invasion of Mamluk Syria Tamerlane's temporary conquest of Syria (Damscus, Aleppo) Mamluks regained Syria Rebellions against Mamluk Rule in Syria Raid from Cyprus (crusader kingdom) Mamluk Expedition against Cyprus Mamluk conquest of Kastellorizon (Knights of St. John; returned 1445) Mamluk Expedition against Rhodos War with Ottoman Empire over Cilicia War with Ottoman Empire over Cilicia |
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Wars affecting Ottoman Egypt 1517-1805 |
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1516-1517 1523-1524 1557 1578-1589 1586 1589 1598 1601 1604 1609-1610 1623 1631 1711 1724 1770-1771 1775 1786 1798-1801 1801-1803 1803-1805 |
Ottoman Conquest of Syria, Egypt, Hejaz (Mamluk Sultanate) Anti-Ottoman Revolt in Egypt Ottoman occupation of Suakin, Massawa Ottoman-Ethiopian War Revolt of the Ottoman Army stationed in Egypt Revolt of the Ottoman Army stationed in Egypt Revolt of the Ottoman Army stationed in Egypt Revolt of the Ottoman Army stationed in Egypt Revolt of the Ottoman Army stationed in Egypt Revolt of the Ottoman Army stationed in Egypt Revolt of the Ottoman Army stationed in Egypt Revolt of the Ottoman Army stationed in Egypt Factional warfare in Egypt Egypt Power truggle in Egypt Renegade governor of Egypt, Ali Bey al-Kabir, took control of the Hejaz (1770) and Syria (1771) Renegade tax farmer of Galilee, Zahir al-Umar, resisted Ottoman rule; in 1775 ousted by Egyptian forces Ottoman expedition reestablished Ottoman rule in Egypt French occupation of Egypt, siege of Acre British Occupation of Alexandria Power Struggle, in which Mehmet Ali was victorious (Egyptian Revolution) |
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Wars affecting Ottoman Egypt 1805-1882 |
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1807 1811-1818 1820 1821-1822 1824 1824-1827 1827 1830 1831-1832 1831-1833 1834 1836-1838 1838-1841 1848 1866 1870 1871 1874 1875-1879 1881-1882 |
British Egypt Campaign Egyptian war on the Wahhabis; in 1812-1813 expedition into Hejaz on behalf of Ottoman Empire Egyptian conquest of the Sultanate of Funj Rebellion against Egyptian rule in the Sudan Rebellion in Upper Egypt Egyptian expedition into Greece, on behalf of Ottoman Empire (Greek War of Independence) Slave-raiding expedition into (non-Egyptian) southern Sudan Slave-raiding expedition into (non-Egyptian) southern Sudan Slave-raiding expedition into (non-Egyptian) southern Sudan War with the Ottoman Empire; conrol over Syria, Hejaz gained Rebellion in Palestine againt Egyptian rule War with Abyssinia War with the Ottoman Empire over Syria War with Ethiopia Egyptian Occupation of Suakin, Massawa (ceded by Ottoman Empire); M. evacuated 1884 Egyptian Occupation of Berbera, Zeila (evacuated in 1884) Egyptian conquest of Bahr el-Ghazal, Equatoria Expedition against, submission of Darfur War with Abyssinia Urabi Revolt |
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Wars affecting Egypt as a British Protectorate 1882-1922 |
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1882 1882-1885 1896-1899 1899-1908 1910-1922 1914-1918 |
British shelling of Alexandria; suppression of the Urabi Revolt War against the Mahdiyya Expedition conquering the Sudan Further Operations in the Sudan, among them Bahr el Ghazal 1900-1902 Operations in the Sudan (Zeraf 1913-1914, Darfur 1916, Nyima 1917-1918, Atwot 1918, Darfur 1921) World War I |
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Wars of the Kingdom of Egypt, 1922-1952 |
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1940-1942 1948-1949 |
World War II - from Italian Invasion to Battle of El Alamein First Arab-Israeli War; Egypt acquired Gaza Strip |
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Wars of the Republic of Egypt |
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1955 1956 1961-1967 1967 1969-1970 1973 1977 1991 |
Israeli Raid on Gaza Anglo-French-Israeli Invasion following the Nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt Egyptian interference in North Yemen Civil War Arab-Israeli War (Six Days War); loss of Sinai Egyptian-Israeli border conflict (War of Attrition) Arab-Israeli War (Yom Kippur War) War with Libya Second Gulf War; Liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi Occupation |
