The Mahdist rising revived the career of a jailed Egyptian rebel officer.

Evidence

But unlike the soldiers Broadley saw stripped of their arms and herded ignominiously onto steamers, headed for almost certain defeat in the Sudan, Ibrahïm Fawzï actually gained a ray of professional hope from the momentum of the Mahdï’s movement. As events in the Sudan continued to escalate, the khedive called upon General Gordon to return to the Sudan and take charge of the Egyptian troops still present. Gordon quickly sent telegrams to General Wodehouse, leader of the British troops in Egypt, and to Lord Cromer, who had become the British consul-general in Egypt, requesting the services of Ibrahïm Fawzï.These two men were the pillars of the British administration in Egypt, and without their consent Fawzï would never have been returned to service, an irony that was not lost on him as he strode with Gordon past the “army of occupation” (jaysh al-ihtiläl) toward the steamers headed for the Sudan. Gordon also returned Fawzï’s honor, bestowing on him the high rank of liwä´ (general) of the army, and the title of pasha that this conveyed. — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 528

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to how the Sudan campaign functioned as an arena where Egyptian and British imperial hierarchies renegotiated standing.