1854
Suez Canal
The commission comprised 13 experts from seven countries, including John Robinson McClean, later president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and Alois Negrelli.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Suez Canal in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The commission comprised 13 experts from seven countries, including John Robinson McClean, later president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and Alois Negrelli.
They examined Linant de Bellefonds's plans and advised on the canal's feasibility and best route.
Under the concessions, Ferdinand de Lesseps convened the International Commission for the Piercing of the Isthmus of Suez.
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli was accused by William Ewart Gladstone of undermining Britain's constitutional system, because he had not referred to, or obtained consent from Parliament when purchasing the shares with funding from the Rothschilds
External debts forced Said Pashas successor, Ismail Pasha, to sell his countrys share in the canal for £4,000,000 (about pounds 85.9 million in 2014) to the United Kingdom in 1875, but French shareholders still held the majority.
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli was accused by William Ewart Gladstone of undermining Britain's constitutional system, because he had not referred to, or obtained consent from Parliament when purchasing the shares with funding from the Rothschilds.
Purchases 40% Suez canal Company shares from the Khedive with a 4 million pounds Rothschild bank loan
Purchases 40% Suez canal Company shares from the Khedive with a 4 million pound Rothschild bank loan
The Convention of Constantinople declares the Suez Canal a neutral zone under the protection of the British, who had occupied Egypt and Sudan at the request of Khedive Tewfiq to suppress the Urabi Revolt against his rule
The Convention of Constantinople declares the Suez Canal a neutral zone under the protection of the British, who had occupied Egypt and Sudan at the request of Khedive Tewfiq to suppress the Urabi Revolt against his rule
The Convention of Constantinople declares the Suez Canal a neutral zone under the protection of the British, who had occupied Egypt and Sudan at the request of Khedive Tewfiq to suppress the Urabi Revolt against his rule
The Convention of Constantinople declares the Suez Canal a neutral zone under the protection of the British, who had occupied Egypt and Sudan at the request of Khedive Tewfiq to suppress the Urabi Revolt against his rule
Issues an ultimatum to Egypt & Israel to withdraw forces from the Suez Canal
Eden compares Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal with the nationalism of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler 20 yrs earlier
This record states: Eden compares Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal with the nationalism of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler 20 yrs earlier.
This record states: The Allies agree Israel should invade & Britain & France would intervene & instruct the Israeli & Egyptian armies to withdraw 10 miles either side of the canal.
This record states: The Canal owners, Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez, held a secret meeting between Israel, France & Britain at Sevres, outside Paris.
This record states: The US will support Britain if it accepts the United Nations solution, the pound collapses.
Issues an ultimatum to Egypt & Israel to withdraw forces from the Suez Canal
Nasser announces the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, which operated the vital trade route to the east, in which British banks & business held a 44% stake
Submits the Suez dispute to the United Nations Security Council
Israel accepts the Anglo-French ultimatum to withdraw 10 miles from Suez. Egypt turns down the Anglo-French ultimatum for a cease-fire
Israel accepts the Anglo-French ultimatum while Egypt rejects the demand for withdrawal from the canal zone
The UK & France bomb Egypt to force the reopening of the canal with Operation Musketeer, Egypt blocks the canal with scuttled ships in the canal & closes it until 1957
British and French aircraft bomb Egyptian airfields as Operation Musketeer begins
The UK & France bomb Egypt to force the reopening of the canal with Operation Musketeer, Egypt blocks the canal with scuttled ships in the canal & closes it until 1957
The UK & France bomb Egypt to force the reopening of the canal with Operation Musketeer, Egypt blocks the canal with scuttled ships in the canal & closes it until 1957. British & French planes bomb Egyptian airfields
The US will support Britain if it accepts the United Nations solution, the pound collapses
The US will support Britain if it accepts the United Nations solution, the pound collapses. The Allies agree Israel should invade & Britain & France would intervene & instruct the Israeli & Egyptian armies to withdraw 10 miles either side of the canal
The United Nations adopts a Canadian resolution to send a United Nations force, Britain & France abstain. Makes a TV broadcast to the nation appealing for national unity
The United Nations adopts a Canadian-backed resolution to create an emergency force while Britain and France abstain
The 3rd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment drops at El Gamil Airfield, establishing a secure base for incoming support aircraft & reinforcement
Keightley orders forces to stop advancing when political leaders accept the ceasefire.
Barnett keeps air support available as ground forces advance along the northern canal zone.
Butler leads elements of the parachute brigade south along the canal bank with Royal Tank Regiment support.
Stockwell halts forward units after the ceasefire order interrupts the planned advance down the canal.
Eden announces that military operations will cease and that United Nations forces will be used
Eden announces in the Commons United Nations forces will be used & military operations cease. Cease-fire commences after the Russian threat of rockets. Britain says she will evacuate her troops from Suez on the arrival of the United Nations forces
No confidence debate in the Commons
The United Nations forces arrive in Suez
United Nations forces begin arriving in the Suez area to replace Anglo-French troops
Makes a speech in the Commons denying all knowledge of the invasion of Suez
United Nations-led salvage work begins clearing scuttled ships from the canal
British military engineering experience informs the wider clearance problem after ships block the canal
The United Nations fleet begins clearing the canal of scuttled ships
The Government reviews Britain's remaining defence commitments east of Suez in response to economic pressure.
It is announced that British forces will withdraw from Suez by the mid 70s
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Suez Canal. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.