Egyptian Expedition (1882)
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War Series No.III. Information from Abroad. Report of the British Naval
and Military Operations in Egypt, 1882. by Lieutenant-Commander Caspar
F.Goodrich, United States Navy. Office of Naval Intelligence, Bureau of
Navigation, Navy Department (1883). Washington: Government Printing Office
(1885); 340 pages, 175 illus. plus 79 plates of illustrations Price 50.00 {Item
No.4218}
Part I. The Bombardment of the Fortifications at Alexandria; 110
pages, 84 illus. Price 11.00 {Item No.20220} [Includes Sections I-VII]
- I. Preliminary; 4 pages Price .50 {Item No.20221} [The negotiations
immediately preceding hostilities]
- II. General review of the defenses of Alexandria; 13 pages, 27
illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.20222} [Includes: Description of the Fortifications
of Alexandria, including armament and details of the types of ammunition
available to the Egyptians]
- III. The attacking fleet; 6 pages, 7 illus. Price 1.00 {Item
No.20223} [Including: Descriptions and drawings of the ironclad warships:
Alexandra, Inflexible, Sultan, Superb, Temeraire, Invincible, Monarch,
Penelope, Gun-vessels]
- IV. The bombardment; 16 pages, 5 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.20224}
[Including: Order of battle, The action, Report of senior officer of the
offshore squadron, Other details, including lessons learned concerning the
weapons used.]
- V. The effect on the ships; 6 pages, 2 illus. Price 1.00 {Item
No.20225} [Including: Details of hits on the Ironclades: Alexandria,
Inflexible, Invincible, Penelope, Sultan, Superb]
- VI. The fortifications and the damages sustained by them; 66 pages,
43 illus. Price 7.00 {Item No.20226} [Including: The Fortifications at:
Silsileh, Pharos, Ada, The-Ras-el-Tin Lines, The Hospital Battery, The Central
Battery, The Tower Battery, The Light House Fort, Sale Aga, Unnamed Battery,
Oom-el-Kabebe, Mex Lines, Mex Fort, Marsa-el-Khanat, Marabout, Adjemi, plus
Postscript with the British Navy ammunition expenditure]
- VII. General Conclusions; 7 pages Price 1.00 {Item No.20227} [The
lessons learned from the bombardment]
Part II. The War in Egypt; 105 pages, 21 illus. Price 11.00 {Item
No.20228} [Includes Sections VIII-XIII]
- VIII. Operations by the British Navy at Alexandria Subsequent to the
Bombardment; 12 pages, 2 illus. Price 1.50 {Item No.20229} [Includes: The
occupation, The landing party from the United States Fleet, Arrival of troops,
The destruction of Egyptian ammunition, The navy battery at Ramieh]
- IX. Other Operations Preceding the Change of Base; 11 pages, 7
illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.20230} [Includes: The land defenses of Alexandria,
The occupation of Ramleh, Defenses of Ramleh, The outpost at Antoniades Garden,
The reconnaissance in force of August 5, Operations at other points]
- X. The Composition of the Expeditionary Force; 9 pages Price 1.00
{Item No.20231} [Includes: Tables of organization]
- XI. The Seizure of the Suez Canal and the Change of Base; 25 pages,
4 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.20232} [General report, Work at Port Said, In the
canal, At Ismailia, South of Lake Timsah, At Chalouf, Action of M. de Lesseps,
British Proclamations]
- XII. The Campaign; 21 pages, 2 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.20233}
[Includes: Seizure of Nefiche, El Magfar, Tel-el-Mahuta and Mahsameh.
Kassassin. Action of August 28, at Kassassin. Condition of advanced troops,
Action of September 9, at Kassassin,. Disposition of Egyptian troops at this
time]
- XIII. The Battle of Tel-El-Kebir and the Conclusion of the War; 31
pages, 15 illus. Price 3.50 {Item No.20234} [Includes: The battle, Seizure of
Zagazig, Of Cairo, The withdrawal of the British troops]
Part III. Miscellaneous; 211 Pages, 104 illus. Price 22.00 {Item
No.20235} [Includes: Sections XIV to XXXI]
- XIV. The Working of the Naval Transport Service; 28 pages, 15 illus.
Price 4.00 {Item No.20236} [Includes: Shipboard transportation of men and
horses]
- XV. The Armed Trains; 8 pages, 10 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.20237}
[Includes: Armed Railway Trains. One employed at Alexandria, One employed on
the Ismailia and Tel-el-Kebir line]
- XVI. The Boat Transport on the Sweet Water Canal; 8 pages, 2 illus.
Price 1.00 {Item No.20238} [Includes: Riverline operations during this the
Egyptian Campaign (1882)]
- XVII. The Naval Brigade at Tel-El-Kebir; 9 pages, 14 illus. Price
1.00 {Item No.20239} [Includes: Infantry field equipment, The Naval Galting
battery, Camp arrangements, Latrines, Camp routine]
- XVIII. The Marine Battalions; 9 pages, 2 illus. Price 1.00 {Item
No.20240} [Includes: The Royal Marine Light Infantry, The Royal Marine
Artillery]
- XIX. The Lines of Communication; 10 pages, 3 illus. Price 1.00 {Item
No.20241} [Refers to Section XVI]
- XX. The Commissariat and Transport Corps; 10 pages, 2 illus. Price
1.00 {Item No.20242} [Includes: Discussions on the use of wagons, carts, pack
animals, rations and unit baggage]
- XXI. The Troops; 10 pages, 7 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.20243}
[Includes: The cavalry, The mounted infantry, The infantry. (Organization and
equipment)]
- XXII. The Royal Artillery; 28 pages, 20 illus. Price 3.00 {Item
No.20244} [Includes: 16-pdr., and 13-pdr. equipment details, Artillery work
during the campaign, El Magfar, Tel-el-Mahuta and Mahsameh. Kassasin.]
- XXIII. The Royal Engineers; 14 pages, 8 illus. Price 1.50 {Item
No.20245} [Includes: The 8th Company, 17th Company, 18th Company, 21st Company,
24th Company, 26th Company, Establishment of a field company, The pontoon
troops, Field park. (Also organization, equipment, and operations)]
- XXIV. The Railway Company; 11 pages, 10 illus. Price 1.00 {Item
No.20246} [Includes: Organization, Equipment details, Operations, especially
rail repair]
- XXV. The Telegraph Company; 13 pages, 8 illus. Price 1.50 {Item
No.20247} [Includes: History, Organization, Equipment details, Operations,
Lessons learned]
- XXVI. The Corps of Signalers; 11 pages, 6 illus. Price 1.00 {Item
No.20248} [Includes: Characteristics, Code, Heliographs, Lanterns,
Capabilities, Operations]
- XXVII. The Military Police; 3 pages Price 0.50 {Item No.20249}
[Includes: Source of personnel, Organization, Note on the Abolition of Flogging
in 1881, Duties, Lessons learned]
- XXVIII. The Medical Department; 7 pages Price 1.00 {Item No.20250}
[Includes: Changes in the British Army medical system, Organizational details,
Sanitation, Medical techniques, Conditions in Egypt, Some medical scandals,
Conclusions]
- XXIX. The Army Post-Office; 3 pages, 5 illus. Price .50 {Item
No.20251} [Includes: Organization, Equipment, Methods, No complaints were
heard]
- XXX. The Indian Contingent; 38 pages, 24 illus. Price 4.00 {Item
No.20252} [Includes: Peculiarity of organization in Indian regiments,
Equipment, followers, &c. (Kabul scale of baggage). Cavalry, Infantry, The
7-pdr jointed-steel M.L.R. and the mule battery. Indian rations, Outfit,
&c., Indian transport, Medical arrangements, Veterinary department,
Historical notes, Action at Chalouf, Serapeum]
- XXXI. Miscellaneous; 8 pages Price 1.00 {Item No.20253} [Includes:
Arab mares, Foulness of Lake Timsah, Berthing capacity of Lake Timash, The bell
tent, Coincidence of the termination of the campaign with Nile high water,
Tactical problems of the campaign, Increased probability of attack at dawn in
the future, Concerning uniform (khakhi), The destruction of Egyptian
ammunition, Military barrack at Abbasieh, Egyptian field pieces,
Non-commissioned officers, The reserves, Officers, The practice of mentioning
juniors in dispatches, Balloons were not used, Long service versus short
service, The campaign as a whole, Uniforms and equipment too elaborate, The
character of the Egyptians, Final recommendations]
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1. When you buy one of the numbered extracts from this book your purchase will
include both the basic article and all of the other pages and illustrations
which the are refered to by the basic article.
2. This expedition was known as an excellent example of Ironclad Warships with
rifled guns verses a variety of Seacoast Fortifications and for the extensive
Galting and Gardner Guns by British forces.] |
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