67th Tigers
Banned
why was that? Weren't India and Egypt pretty much 'captive markets' for the UK, and cheaper to deal with than the USA?
All cotton is not equal, and American grown cotton was much superior (hence commanded a higher price in the markets).
BTW: Since I was at that page, and I happened to have it, I put up the Order of Battle of the British Expeditionary Force sent to Egypt:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1882_Anglo-Egyptian_War