On 16 March 1807 , 5000 British troops embarked Self_motion on the Alexandria expedition Traveling of 1807 and occupied Control Alexandria in August , although Khedive Muhammad Ali defeated Conquering them heavily and forced them to evacuate Removing five months later after a short siege Besieging ; however , the Ottoman Empire had a little military support Supporting from France in the war Hostile_encounter with Russia .

On 16 March 1807 , 5000 British troops embarked Self_motion on the Alexandria expedition Traveling of 1807 and occupied Control Alexandria in August , although Khedive Muhammad Ali defeated Conquering them heavily and forced them to evacuate Removing five months later after a short siege Besieging ; however , the Ottoman Empire had a little military support Supporting from France in the war Hostile_encounter with Russia .

The engagement Hostile_encounter formed Cause_to_amalgamate part of a wider campaign Military_operation , in which a major French convoy sailed Self_motion from Toulon to Alexandria at the start of the Napoleonic campaign Military_operation in Egypt .

On 15 May , Cunningham signalled Communication that `` the passage through the Mediterranean was clear '' and that convoys from Gibraltar to Alexandria could be started Process_start at once .

Operation Vigorous was a westward convoy from Alexandria ; Operation Harpoon was an eastbound convoy operation from Gibraltar .

Demonstrations Social_event were also reported Reporting in 18 locations across Cairo and in other different locations across the country including Alexandria , El-Mahalla and cities in the Suez Canal region .

In protest Protest of Morsi 's overthrow Change_of_leadership , his supporters staged large demonstrations Protest in the Nasr City district of Cairo , and in Alexandria , Luxor , Damanhour , and Suez .

The Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt by the British Mediterranean Fleet took place Process_start on 11–13 July 1882 .

Admiral Beauchamp Seymour was in command Control of a fleet of fifteen Royal Navy ironclad ships which had previously sailed Self_motion to the harbor of Alexandria to support Supporting the khedive Tewfik Pasha amid Ahmed ‘ Urabi 's nationalist uprising Violence against his administration and its close ties to British and French financiers .

On 11 June , anti-Christian riots Violence began Process_start in Alexandria .

Historians argue Judgment_communication about whether Admiral Seymour exaggerated Judgment_communication the threat from the Egyptian batteries at Alexandria in order to force Control the hand of a reluctant Gladstone administration .

After the decisive victory for Octavian at the Battle of Actium , Cleopatra and Antony withdrew Escaping to Alexandria , where Octavian besieged Besieging the city until both Antony and Cleopatra committed Killing suicide Killing .