Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . ^, resultedin the bombardment anddestruction of Alexandriai:)y the British. This was followed by the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, where Sir GarnetWolseley defeated Arabi Bey and took him prisoner. TheKhedive has continued to be the nominal ruler of Egypt,but since 1882 the practical control has been entirely inthe hands of Great Britain. The Egyptian government had gradually been extendingits rule over the Soudan, the great country south of Epyptand west o
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . ^, resultedin the bombardment anddestruction of Alexandriai:)y the British. This was followed by the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, where Sir GarnetWolseley defeated Arabi Bey and took him prisoner. TheKhedive has continued to be the nominal ruler of Egypt,but since 1882 the practical control has been entirely inthe hands of Great Britain. The Egyptian government had gradually been extendingits rule over the Soudan, the great country south of Epyptand west of Abyssinia, and several garrisons were established. The Egyptiax Soudan 280 HISTORY OF ENGLAND [1884-99 at Khartoum and other places. These garrisons werethreatened by the rising of a new Mahdi, a prophetamong the Arabs of the Soudan. The fanatical Mohamme-dans fought with great braveiy, and defeated severalEgyptian armies sent against them. The native forces werein turn defeated in two battles by a British expeditionunder General Graham, but these troops were at oncewithdrawn. The British government then sent GeneralGordon to withdraw the Egyptian garrisons from theSoudan. He succeeded in reaching Khartoum, but wasthere hemmed in by the Mahdi. While waiting for Britishtroops to come to his aid, he and his army were massacredin 1885 by the natives, who were treacherously admittedinto the fort. A short time after the death of Gordon, therelief expedition under Lord Wolseley arrived at Khartoum,only to find it in possession of the Mahdi. For some years the Soudan remained in the possessionof the Khalifa, who had succeeded to the leadersh
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