The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-02-13
TIE WAR IN EGYPT.
Occurrence of Chief Events i'm Their
Chronological Orders.

Chronological Orders.
For six years Egypt and her subjects have
been rushing to her present anomalous condi-
ton of affairs. The following table shows the
chief events that have occurred during this
| period in their chronological order:
1879.
! Feb 20-Dsmissal of Nutar Wilson minis
/ try.
June 2G-Deposition of Ismail
Sept. 4-English and French comptrClers
! generally appointed.
April disappointment of commission Of
liquidation.
Feb. Military riot at Cairo, headed by
Arab
July-The false prophet raises the standard
of revolt in the Soudan.
Sept. 9-Arabi demands execution of po-
htical programme.
Sept 14-Cherif Pasha's ministry formed
Nov. 4-Lord Granville's note to Sir Ed
ward Malet threatening Intervention in case
of an outbreak OF anarchy.
Dec. 23-Meeting ofnotables.
1852.
FEB. New ministry under Mahmoud
Pasha Baroudi.
March Pm. de Blignieres, the French
comptroller general, resigns.
May l6-Sailing of British fleet for Alex
andria
May 2O-KeslgnatlOn of ministry.
June 1l-Riot at Alexandria
June-The false prophet captures and mas
sacres six thousand Egyptians under Yussui
Pasha
July l1-Bombardment of Alexandria.
June 3O-Dispatch of English troops to
Lower Egypt
Aug. l5-Arrival of Sir Garnet Wolseley.
Aug. 19--Thefalse prophet defeated at Bara.
Sept. Sl4-Town of FL Obeid. capital Of
kordCfan, attacked three times by the false
prophet, who is finally repulacd, with loss OF
ten thousand men.
Sept 13-Defeat of Arab at Tel-elKcbir.
Oct. 24-Two battalions of Egyptian regu-
lars and $50 Bashi- BaZouks reinforcements
sent to Kordofan, totally destroyed
Oct. 3l-Lord Duilerin sent to Cairo to re
organize the government
Nov. 4.One thousand Egyptians killed in
successful attempt to reinforce garrison at
Bara III the Soudan.
Dec. 3-Arabi sentenced to exile
Dec. 31-Lord Dufferin's reorganization
scheme completed.
Jan 5-Bara surrenders to the false
Jan 15-El Obeid surrenders uncondi-
tionally, and e.false prophet takes up his
residence there.
Feb 26-Abd- -Kader enters SEMINAR, af-
ter defeating forces of the false prophet.
March 4-General Hicks arrives at khar-
toum and takes command.
April 29-Generul Hicks defeats rebel force
of five thousand in SEMINAR, killing five hun
dred, including the false prophets grand
viZier
May l2-The false prophet defeated near
Khartoum, and flies to kOrdofan.
Aug. 12-Two thousand rebels attack Sin
kat, and are defeated.
Sept. S-General Hicks marches out of
khartoum with an available fighting force
of seven thousand Egyptians.
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for FL Obeid.
Nov. 3-5-The false prophet defeats Gener-
al Hicks at kashgate and FL Obeid, and de-
stroys his army.
Nov. 6-Egyptians defeated at Tokar
Dec. Five hundred black troops and two
hundred Bashi- Bazouks sent out from Suakim
to reconnoiter, and cut to pieces by tns reO-
els, only fifty escaping
Dec. lS-Baker Pasha leaves Cairo to take
charge of Suakim
Jan. 9-New ministry formed under Nubar
PaSha.
Jan. 10-General "Chinese" Gordon dis
patched to Egypt.
Jan. 26-General Gordon leaves Cairo for
Khartoum, as Governor General of the Sou
dan.
Feb. 4-Baker Pasha defeated by the reb-
els near Tokar with loss of =, O0Omen.
Feb. 11-Tewfik Bey endeavors to cut his
way out of Sinkat with 800 followers, all Of
whom are killed by the rebels.
Feb l1-General Gordon arrives at Khar-
toum and assumes the direction of affairs.
Feb. 2l-Tukar surrenders to the rebels,
some of the native garrison escaping TO
Suakim
Feb 29-Thc rebels defeated at Fort Baker,
near Trinlitat, 10y force of / 200 British
troops under General Graham.
March 21-Close of the English campaign
by the burning of Tamanieb
March 3O-News received of the defeat of
General Gordon ON the 10th at Hohyer
April-Ihe rebels massacre the refugees at
Shendy, Staying $50 of them.
May-El Mahdi captures Berber,
July News received of the massacre of
5000 people at Debbeh by rebels.
July News received of the defeat of the
rebels at Debbah with loss of 2, 900 men by
the surrender of Dongola.
Aug. 1.-The British house of commons
votes credit of $4,000 for the Khartoum
relief expedition.
Sept 2l-News received of great victories
achieved by General Gordon over tine false
prophets.
Oct. 3-General Gordon recaptures Berber.
1885.
Jan. 16-Defeat of the rebels at Aboo- K lea
by General Stewart
Jan 20-Thc rebels again defeated near
Metemneh by General Stewart, who is
wounded.