Sailors from HMS 'Hecla' manning a naval gun mounted on railway flat wagon, Egypt, 1882 (c)

Photograph, Egypt, 1882 (c).

HMS 'Hecla' was a torpedo vessel that took part in the bombardment of Alexandria in July 1882 and the subsequent land operations against Arabi Pasha's forces. The Royal Navy often took part in land operations to assist the Army. These landing parties were called Naval Brigades.

From a group of 30 photographs collected by Edouard Eugene Dulier, 1870-1882.