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IOR/X/12112

Record Id:
040-004319072
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
036-002239808
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100161549630.0x000001
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/12112
Title:
Official Copy. Military History of the Campaign of 1882 in Egypt
Scope & Content:
Prepared in the Intelligence Branch of the War Office by Colonel J. F. Maurice, Royal Artillery. Printed in London for Her Majesty's Stationary Office by Harrison and Sons, St. Martin's Lane. Contents:
  • Chapter I: Events in Egypt prior to the Campaign
  • Chapter II: The Bombardment and Occupation of Alexandria.
  • Chapter III: The Identic Note
  • Chapter IV: The Expedition Leaves England
  • Chapter V: The Detailed Plan of Campaign
  • Chapter VI: The Seizure of the Maritime Canal by Admirals Hoskins and Hewett
  • Chapter VII: The Movement to Ismailia
  • Chapter VIII: Alexandria from the 19th August to the 23rd August
  • Chapter IX: The Seizure of the Lines of Railway and Canal as far as Kassassin Lock
  • Chapter X: The Period of Heavy Labour, 25th August to 9th September
  • Chapter XI: The Concentration of the Army on Kassassin, and Preparations for Attack on Tel el-Kebir
  • Chapter XII: Tel el-Kebir, 13th September
  • Chapter XIII: The Pursuit after Tel el-Kebir
  • Appendices
  • Index
  • Sketch of Formation for Attack on Tel el-Kebir
List of Maps:
  • No. 1.- Sketch Map of Lower Egypt, with Plan of Cairo
  • No. 2.- Sketch Map to illustrate the concentration on Ismalia from England, India, and the Mediterranean
  • No. 3.- Sketch of country between Alexandria, Abukir, and Kafr ed-Dauar
  • No. 4.- Sketch of the Ramleh position
  • No. 5.- Sketch of the Tower Hill position at Ramleh
  • No. 6.- Maps of Ismailia:-
(a.) Previous to the disembarkation of the British Army (b.) Showing improvements effected subsequent to the disembarkation of the British Army
  • No. 7.- Map (in three sheets) showing country between Ismailia and Tel el-Kebir, viz:-
Sheet 1. Ismailia - Magfar, Sheet 2. Tel el-Maskhuta - Kassassin, Sheet 3. Tel el-Kebir - Asbasa Lock
  • No. 8.- Map (in four sheets) illustrating the action at Kassassin on the 9th September, 1882, and the Battle of Tel el-Kebir
  • No. 9.- Map showing the Camps of British Troops on the Island of Bulak
  • No. 10.- Plan of the British Cemetery at Tel el-Kebir, with names of officers and men buried there.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Project / Collection:
India Office Records
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002238107
036-002239808
040-004319072
Is part of:
IOR/X : India Office reference collection of maps
IOR/X/12000-12999 : IOR/X/12000-12999

 

IOR/X/12112 : Official Copy. Military History of the Campaign of 1882 in Egypt
Hierarchy:
032-002238107[0008]/036-002239808[0122]/040-004319072
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/X
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 volume (216 pages, plus 10 maps)
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1887
End Date:
1887
Date Range:
1887
Era:
CE
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User Conditions:
Physical Characteristics:
Printed on paper and bound in red, gold embossing on spine; 249 mm x 168 mm.
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Public Record(s)
Names:
Harrison and Sons Ltd, printers, London, 1839-1997
His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1786-
Maurice, John Frederick, Knight, army officer and military writer, 1841-1912
War Office, Intelligence Branch, 1873-1888
Places:
Egypt, Africa