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At this point, it seemed that British forces were in their place and that Egypt had come under British control. Unfortunately for the British, in 1805 a vigorous Egyptian leader, known as Muhammed Ali, came to the fore. He took control of the Mameluke army and defeated the British in 1807. This mishap forced them to retreat from Egypt. The British would not formally return for another 75 years

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Fortunately, the Royal Navy was able to save the day, as Nelson destroyed the French Fleet in the Battle of Aboukir Bay. There was little the French army could do and Napoleon immediately abandoned them to his fate. A British army landed and defeated the remains of French force in the Battle of the Sphinx. The French surrendered in 1801

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In 1798, he was bold enough to land an army in Egypt that quickly defeated the Mameluke Army in the Battle of the Pyramids. British alarms began to ring as they realized that their profitable Indian Empire was in direct threat

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There were trade links between the two countries, Egypt being a key part of the old species and trade routes between Europe and Asia

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The importance of Egypt to Britain increased dramatically after the Suez Canal was opened in 1869. Once launched, there was a new route from Europe to the Far East which halved. travel time between Britain and India.

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In Egypt, British rule had political and economic effects.
The British interest in Egypt was to keep control of the fast route to the Red Sea and then to India. The British did not seek to interfere with the Islamic beliefs of the vast majority of Egyptians

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