Urabi is captured, and he and his…
1876 CE to 1887 CE
Urabi is captured, and he and his associates are put on trial.
An Egyptian court sentences Urabi to death, but through British intervention the sentence is commuted to banishment to Ceylon.
Britain's military intervention in 1882 and its extended, if attenuated, occupation of the country leaves a legacy of bitterness among the Egyptians that will not be expunged until 1956 when British troops will finally be removed from the country.