Egypt and The Sudan 1882 - 1898 (1 Viewer)

[GICOP]

Please can anyone tell me which is the correct flag for Egypt and The Sudan 1882 – 1898?

Many thanks

Martyn

 

[aujj65]

Please can anyone tell me which is the correct flag for Egypt and The Sudan 1882 – 1898?

Many thanks

Martyn

Well the green!…. obviously

Jeff

 

[The Lt.]

Sorry Jeff it's the red one

 

[1879fanatic]

Sorry Jeff it's the red one

Must concur with My Lordship...The Flag of the Khedive.

"Muhammad Ali did introduce one distinctive new flag which eventually became the first real Egyptian national flag. Perhaps to symbolize the victory of his armies in 3 continents (Europe, Asia, and Africa) or his own sovereignty over Egypt, Nubia, and the Sudan, Ali set three white crescents and three stars on a red field. (...) In 1882, Egyptian nationalists, seeking to take leadership in their own land by deposing the khedive, provided the pretext Britain sought for occupying the country. A promise was made that Her Majesty's troops would leave "as soon as the state of the country and the organization of proper means for the maintenance of the Khedivial authority will admit of it. "

Quoted from Whitney Smith [smi75c] by Nick Artimovich, 23 April 1996

This flag was the personal standard of the Khedive.

Josh Fruhlinger, 13 February 1996

The red flag with three crescents and stars, may have had a wider use than purely by the Khedive. I believe Kitchener's 1898 Anglo-Egyptian expedition to the Sudan carried it (along with the Union Jack of course!)

 

[GICOP]

Thanks for your replies, this is the reason I ask…………..

The figure in the white uniform is from an early TROPHY set# TEK7 and the one in the blue uniform is from a later TROPHY set#DE21

Cheers

Martyn

 

[aujj65]

Well the green!…. obviously

Jeff

Sorry Jeff it's the red one

Joe, I know it is really, but the green one is much, much more fetching

Jeff

 

[Aleš]

if this is a quiz i will say green flag because red flag is the Turkish flag they use today,so it can not be the red one,right?

 

[GICOP]

if this is a quiz i will say green flag because red flag is the Turkish flag they use today,so it can not be the red one,right?

Hi Ales

It's not a quiz, just trying to get a proper timeline for the use of the 2 flags

Cheers

Martyn