Al Hamed

Al Hamed is a town in Egypt near Rosetta. On 21 April 1807, forces loyal to Muhammad Ali defeated a small British force here during the Alexandria expedition of 1807.[1]

Notes
  1. p.7, Hassan, Fernea
gollark: This is true (the inverted nonsarcastic version).
gollark: I mean, nowadays we have food banks and such.
gollark: On the plus side, you *could* buy your freedom under certain enslavement models.
gollark: This has been known to happen to slaves.
gollark: This is true, *but* you may also be arbitrarily beaten and such.

References
  • Hassan, Hassan & Fernea, Robert, In the House of Muhammad Ali: A Family Album, 1805-1952, American University in Cairo Press, 2000

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