2-716-547 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Rebellion of Arabi Pasha in Egypt, 1882: The Bombardment of Alexandria by the British Fleet', (1901). Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War: Egyptian general Ahmad 'Urabi (or Ourabi) participated in a mutiny that developed into a general revolt against the Anglo-French dominated administration of Egypt. British warships in Alexandria Harbour opened fire on the city's gun emplacements after the Egyptians ignored an ultimatum to remove them. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901]