Between July-September 1882 was the United Kingdom in war with Egyptian and Sudanese troops ending in the British occupation of Egypt. The British government chartered between July-August a lot of merchant steamships for transporting troops, stores etc. from the United Kingdom to Egypt including the Calabria. Transported Sir Garnet Wolseley and the 2nd Life Guards. Served as Cavalry transport in the late South African Wars.
Source
The Nautical Magazine. Fifty-first year. Volume VII. July 1882.
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