Egypt Command
Egypt Command British Troops in Egypt | |
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Active | 1882–1956 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
Type | Command |
Garrison/HQ | Cairo |
Egypt Command was a British military command. By the mid-1930s and throughout the Second World War the command's title had become British Troops in Egypt.
History
The command was established in the late 19th century after the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882.[1] The British Army remained in Egypt throughout the First World War and, after the War, remained there to protect the Suez Canal.[1] Following Egypt's independence in 1922, the United Kingdom and Egypt entered into a treaty in 1936 whereby British troops remained to protect the canal and to train the Egyptian Army.[1] After the Second World War anti-British resentment escalated and there was rioting in the streets in February 1946.[1] British troops left Egypt in June 1956 shortly before the Suez Crisis.[2]
Commanders
Commanders were as follows:[3]
- 1899–1903 Major-General Sir Reginald Talbot
- 1903–1905 Major-General John Slade
- 1905–1908 Major-General George Bullock
- 1908–1912 Major-General Sir John Maxwell
- 1912–1914 Major-General Julian Byng
- 1914–1915 Lieutenant-General Sir John Maxwell
- 1915–1916 General Sir Charles Monro
- 1916–1917 Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Murray
- 1917–1919 Field-Marshal Viscount Allenby
- 1919–1923 Lieutenant-General Sir Walter Congreve
- 1923–1927 General Sir Richard Haking
- 1927–1931 General Sir Peter Strickland
- 1931–1934 General Sir John Burnett-Stuart
- 1934–1938 General Sir George Weir
- 1938–1939 Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Gordon-Finlayson
- 1939–1941 Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
- 1941–1941 Lieutenant-General Sir Richard O'Connor
- 1941–1941 Lieutenant-General Sir James Marshall-Cornwall
- 1941–1942 Lieutenant-General William Holmes
- 1942–1944 Lieutenant-General Robert Stone
- 1944–1948 Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Allfrey
- 1948–1949 Lieutenant-General Richard Gale
- 1949–1952 Lieutenant-General Sir George Erskine
- 1952–1954 Lieutenant-General Sir Francis Festing
- 1954–1956 Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Hull
References
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^ "The Suez Crisis". BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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