25 April 1859
Construction of Suez Canal
Opens construction work at Port Said, beginning the excavation of the Suez Canal.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Port Said in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Opens construction work at Port Said, beginning the excavation of the Suez Canal.
Work starts on the shore of the future Port Said
Chateau-Jobert leads the first 2e RPC airborne group dropped south of Port Said during Operation Musketeer.
Barjot's naval forces support French airborne and amphibious units around Port Said.
Beaufre coordinates French airborne attacks supporting the seizure of the northern canal zone.
Serves as senior French commander with the Anglo-French landing forces in Egypt.
Chateau-Jobert establishes a command post at the water-treatment works while directing the airborne attack.
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