Excerpt from A History of the Egyptian Revolution, From the Period of the Mamelukes to the Death of Mohammed Ali, Vol. 2: From Arab and European Memoirs, Oral Tradition, and Local Research That a strn gle should recommence between the Porte and the Mamelukes was scarcely avoidable. These inexcusable acts precipitated it. The sympathies of the British troops were estranged, and the Mamelukes, without being much injured, were stung with resent ment; so that throughout all the subsequent transactions we are reminded of the Old adage, that honesty is the best policy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.