Egypt
is one of the oldest nations in the world. Egypt was a world
power in ancient history, and is featured prominently in the
Jewish Torah and the Christian Bible, as well as in the
Muslim Koran. Egypt was a major part of several ancient
empires, conquered
by Alexander the Great,
the Romans, and finally by the Muslim Arabs who originated
in the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th century. Today, Egypt is
the most populous Arab nation, and wields a large amount of
influence in Arab and Muslim world politics. This page
provides links to Egypt and Egyptian History pages within
the History Guy website, as well as selected Egyptian and
Middle Eastern History Links and Resources throughout the
internet.
Barbary
Wars-America's
first wars in the Muslim world. Though technically not a
party to this war, the U.S. Marine expedition that
invaded Tripoli was based in Egypt, and launched the
American invasion of Tripoli from Egyptian
soil.
The
Crusades--A
series of religious wars between European Christians and
the Muslims of the Middle East, both Arabs and Turks.
Egypt was one of the targets of the European
Crusaders.
Gaza
Strip Conflict/Gaza War-
Palestinian-Israeli War of 2008. Egypt is a neighbor to
Gaza and once ruled Gaza from 1949-1967)
Greek
War of Independence (1821-1832)--
Egypt's part in this war came about when the Ottoman
Turks requeste Egyptian aid in fighting the rebellious
Greeks. The Pasha of Egypt, Muhammad Ali, sent his son
Ibrahim to Greece with a powerful Egyptian army. The
British, French, and Russians intervened to save the
Greeks, defeating a combined Turko-Egyptian fleet at the
Battle of Navarino in 1827. French troops expelled the
Egyptian land forces. The Egyptian portion of the war
lasted from 1825-1832. This war led directly to the First
Turko-Egyptian War. (see below) See also:
Greco-Turkish
Wars
Gulf
War --Egypt
joined the United States and other nations in liberating
Kuwait.
World
War Two (1940-1943)-While
Egypt did not actually engage in combat in this war,
significant campaigns took place in western Egypt as the
Germans and Italians invaded with the intent of driving
the British out and seizing the Suez Canal.
