THE EGYPTIAN WAR.
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GLORIOUS VICTORY. CONSIDERABLE LOSS OF THE ENEMY. THE HIGHLANDERS TO THE FORE. ENEMY SEEKS THE DESERT. THE BRITISH IN PURSUIT. ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 13, Evening. ■ Intelligence now to hand shows that the British victory at Tel-el-Kehir has been complete. Yery heavy loss has been inflicted upon the enemy, their casualties being reckoned at folly two thousand killed and wounded. Tho British loss is stated to bo 200, including several officers, killed and wounded.
The regiments forming the Highland brigade bore the brunt of the action, and fought splendidly. Arabi’a troops are reported to be utterly demoralised. His infantry are now flying in the direction of the desert, and a considerable force of British cavalry is in pursuit.
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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2634, 15 September 1882, Page 3
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121THE EGYPTIAN WAR. Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2634, 15 September 1882, Page 3
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