Britain had occupied Egypt and controlled the Egyptian government after invading the country during the 19th century.
On his way out, the British confiscated his briefcase and found a list of the people Rommel planned to arrest when he occupied Egypt.
They had occupied Egypt and cast it into a cultural decline that persisted until a revival brought about by her policies and innovations.
For some time he did not cooperate very cordially with the United Kingdom, (whose army had occupied Egypt in 1882).
Tewfik appealed for help to the British, who subsequently occupied Egypt in 1882.
This treaty allowed British military forces to occupy Egypt when and if the Suez Canal was threatened.
During the two years after the Battle of Issus, Alexander proceeded to occupy the Mediterranean coast and Egypt.
The British were trying to occupy Egypt after the French army had left the country.
He then proceeds to explain his reasoning for occupying Egypt with his army, using a succession crisis among the Egyptian royal family as his pretence.