TURN RESULTS FOR 1-30-00
A French squadron with French Foreign Legion troops is hovering off the coast of Dar as Salaam. Because of this the Sailors battalion and two of the guns are pulled out of the invasion force to face the French.
TURN RESULTS FOR 2-3-00
The Government of the Khedive was toppled by Major Ali Pasha representing the who Eypgtians hate the dual administration of their country by the French and English, the domination of the Turco-Circassian ruling class who have kept them down, and the heavy taxation on the Fellahin. The new government is threatening to close the canal. As a result the British Government orders the two British Artillery units and an Infantry Unit dispatched to Port Said, the strategic mouth of the Suez Canal.
The British army leaves Malta and lands in Dar as Salaam (one square west of the city). Major Fitzgerald is in acting command. He sends the following letter to the Bey.
Dear Bey Ali,
You probably know why we are here. England has sent this military force to demonstrate to you and the rest of Dar as Salaam that we are your betters. This does not represent my thoughts on this matter. I do not wish to harm any of the people of Dar as Salaam. I am more concerned with the French. I feel they have something up their sleeve that neither you nor I will like. So I propose a deal. If you allow my forces to peacefully occupy Dar as Salaam, I promise we will not harm Dar as Salaam or any of its inhabitants. If you resist, I will be obligated to take the city by force. I will let you decide...
Major E. Fitzgerald
Edwin Fitzgerald
The Mullah Amad was once a student in Paris. One of the first sent abroad by the old Bey.
THE FOLLOWING ARGUMENTS HAPPENED AND CAUSED CONFLICTS
The Aga orders his junior officer Abdullah ibn Almani to make an accurate inventory of all the men and equipment in the Bey's armies to make sure that all the soldiers are actually equipped with a modern rifle, ammunition and other equipment and that the payrolls are correct. WHAT DOES ABDULLAH FIND?
The British civilians in Dar as Salaam flee to the British military camp after the landing is completed. DID THE CIVILIANS SUCCEED IN MAKING IT?
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