The Egyptian army is reorganized on a…

The Egyptian army is reorganized on a British model after the Urabi Revolt and commanded by British officers.

The purpose of the British invasion had been to restore political stability to Egypt under a government of the Khedive and international controls that have been in place to streamline Egyptian financing since 1876.

It is unlikely that the British expected a long-term occupation from the outset: however, Lord Cromer, Britain's Chief Representative in Egypt at the time, views Egypt's financial reforms as part of a long-term objective.

Cromer takes the view that political stability needs financial stability, and embarks on a program of long term investment in Egypt's productive resources, above all in the cotton economy, the mainstay of the country's export earnings.

Ahmed Orabi is tried for treason and sentenced to death, but the sentence is commuted to exile.