The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-14
THE WAR IN EGYPT.
Table of the Principal Events That
Have Occurred.

occurred
For five years, says the New York Herald,
Egypt has been hurrying to the present an
omalous condition of affairs. The causes are
partly financial, partly religious and partly
political The following table shows the
chief events that have occurred during this
period in their chronological order
1879.
February 20-Dismssal of Nubar- Wilson
ministry.
June 2e-Deposition of Ismail.
September 4-English and French comp
trollers-general appointed.
1850.
April Appointment of commission of
1881.
February. military riot at Cairo, head
ed by Arab.
July-The False Prophet raises the standard
of revolt in the Soudan.
September 9-Arabi demands execution of
political programme.
September 14-Cherif Pacha's ministry
formed.
November lord Granville's note to Sir
Edward Malet threatening intervention in
case of an outbreak of anarchy.
December 23-Meeting of notables.
1882
February 2-New ministry under Nah
mould Pacha Baroudi.
comptroller general resigns.
May Disabling of British fleet for Alex
andria
May 26-Resignation of ministry.
June 11-riot at Alexandria.
June-The False Prophet captures and
mas acres 5000 Egyptians under Yussuf
Pacha.
July 11-Bombardment of Alexandria.
July 30-Dispatch of English troops to
Lower Egypt
ley.
August 29-The False Prophet defeated at
Bara.
September S-14-Town of Ell Obeid capital
of kordofan, attacked three times by the
False Prophet, who is finally repulsed, with
loss of 10000 men.
September 13-Defeat of Arab at Tel-el-
kebr.
October 4-Two battaions of Egyptian
regulars and $50 Bashi -Bazouks, reinforce
ments sent to Kordofan, entirely destroyed.
October 3l-Lord Dufferin sent to Cairo to
reorganize the government
November 4-One thousand Egyptians
killed in a successful attempt to reinforce gar
rison at Bara, in the Soudan.
December 3-Arabi sentenced to exile
December 31-Lord Dufferiu's reorganiza-
ton scheme completed.
January 5-Barra surrenders to the False
Prophet.
January 15-El Obeid surrenders uncondi-
tionally, and the False Prophet takes up his
residence there.
February 26-Abdel Kader enters SEMINAR,
after defeating forces of the False Prophet.
March 4-General Hicks arrives at Khar.
toum and takes command.
April 29-General Hicks defeats rebel
force of 5000 in SEMINAR, killing 800 in
Guiding the False Prophets grand vizier.
May 12-The False Prophet defeated near
khartOum and flies to kordOfan
August 1.-Two thousand rebels attack
Sinkat and are defeated.
September S-General Hicks marches out
of Khartoum with an available fighting
force of 1000 Egyptians.
October General Hicks starts from Duem
for FL Obeid.
November 3-5--The False Prophet defeats
General Hicks at Kashgate, near FL Obeid,
and utterly destroys his army.
November 6-Egyptians defeated at Tokar.
December 2-Flve hundred black troops
and POO sh-Bazouks sent out from Suakim
to reconnoiter, and cut to pieces by the rebels,
only fifty escaping.
december 1S-Baker Pacha leaves Cairo
to take charge of Suakim.
1854.
January 9-New ministry formed under
Nubar Pacha.
January 1S-General CHINESE Gordon
dis atched to Egypt.
January 26-General Gordon leaves Cairo
for hhartoum, as encouragement of the
Soudan.
February 4 Baker Pacha defeated by the
rebels near Tokar, with a loss of 1000 men
February l1-Tewfik Bey endeavors to cut
his way out Of Sinkat with 60J followers, all
of whom are killed by the reb lis.
February l7-General Gordon arrives at
khartoum and assumes the direction of
affairs
February 21-Tokar surrenders to the
rebels, some of the native garrison escaping
to Sua kim.
February 29-The rebels defeated at Fort
Baker. near Trim itat, by force of 1000
British troops unier General Graham.
March l-Tokar occupied by General
Grahams troops.