Denshawai incident Denshawai incident The Denshawai incident is the name given to a dispute which occurred in 1906 between British military officers and locals in Denshawai, Egypt. It is considered by some historians, such as Peter Mansfield who wrote "The British in Egypt" (1971), to mark a turning point in the British presence in that country. Though the incident itself was fairly small in terms of the number of casualties and injuries, the British officers' response to the incident, and its grave consequences, were what led to its lasting impact. The incident was commemorated by the establishment of the Denshway Museum. There
Adelaide (given name) People so named include: Adelaide (given name) Adelaide is the English form of a Germanic given name, from the Old High German "Adalheidis", meaning "noble natured". The modern German form is Adelheid, famously the first name of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen consort to William IV of the United Kingdom, for whom many places throughout the former British Empire were named. The French form is "Adélaïde" or "Adélaide" and Czech is Adéla or Adléta. The name "Addie" is a diminutive of Adelaide and "Heidi" is a nickname for "Adelheid" which became internationally popular on its own as a result of Johanna