BRITISH LOSSES IN EGYPT.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1536, 3 June 1885, Page 2

BRITISH LOSSES IN EGYPT.

A parliamentary return, applied for by Mr Stanley Leighton, M.P., shows the number of casualties in the army and Navy rlnring the English ocoupation of Egypt from July, 1882, U March, 1884. In the bombardment of Alexandria there were 5 killed and 27 wounded of the naval contingent ; at Kassassin 11 British soldiers were killed and 108 wounded, 4 of tho na*al contingent were killed and 50 wounded and lof the Indian contingent was killed and 4 wounded ; at Tel-al-Keber 61 British soldiers were killed and 317 wounded, 13 of th« naval contingent , wine killed and 08 wounded, 2of thp Indian contingent were killed and 7 wounded ; at El Teb the Army lost 80 killed and 129 wounded ; and the Navy 5 killed and 26 wounded, at Tamasi the Army lost 94 killed and 01 wounded and the Navy lost 13 killed an 25 wounded ; while from miscellaneous causes, 9 . soldiers were killed and 82 wounded, 5 of the- Naval contingent Wore kilted and 82 wounded, 2of th* Indian contiuytMit were kill**! fciwl 4

wounded. This gives a total of 255 | killed and 915 woumdecL In addition, | 46 soldiers and 17 sailors and marines died of their wouuds. Excluding those killed in battle, 766 soldiers, 96 sailors and marines, and 9 of the Indian contingent died in Egypt; while 3,989 soldiers, 417 sailors and marines, and 94 of the Indian contingent were invalided home from causes other than those of weunds. This year at Tamai we lost 91 in ! killed, and at Abu Klea 74 killed. Our ' greatest loss during the campaign, was j in the surprise near Tamai Exclusive j of camp followers, there were six j officers and 136 men wounded, and t one officer and 70 men missing. The j casualties include those of the Indian contingent, which had three officers . and 52 men killed, four officers and 71 • men wounded, and 38 men missing. The returns are still incomplete as to the losses suffered by the transport train ; but it is known that they are •yen heavier than was believed at first. Out of the 560 camels of the watertrain 470 have been killed. The slaughter among the amtnunitiqn and commissariat camels was not so heavy, Jw^thc total loss of camrls is believed I To^cceed 700. The loss of the transport menandfollowersisproportionately heavy. It is known that two out of the four companies lost respectively 70 and 60 men killed and missing, 12 of the number being English.