Point 6 of 6 — Lesson 14: Building the Modern State – Education, Administration and Army under Muhammad AliQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)
06The fleet and the arms factories
The fleet
TheEgyptian navy began in 1810, when Muhammad Ali entered the Wahhabi wars.
He built an arsenal atBolac (1810)and then atAlexandria to build war and merchant ships.
He founded acamp to teach sailors among the rank and file, and a hospital and anaval school on board one of the shipsto train naval officers.
He sentmissions of naval officers to France and England to complete their training practically on board European warships.
Arms and ammunition factories
He foundedweapons factories in Egyptso as todo without importing arms, and built theforts and fortifications needed to defend the country's vulnerable frontiers.
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