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conflict=Suez Crisis (The Sinai War)
(
Arab-Israeli Conflict
)
 
colour Scheme
background:#bccccc
 
caption
HMS ''Eagle, Bulwark, and Albion'' of the British Royal Navy All three ships were engaged in strikes against Egyptian forces
 
date
October 1956 &ndash March 1957
 
place
Sinai
 
result
Ended by a
United Nations
cease-fire and
UNEF
installed in Sinai
 
combatant1
Israel, France, United Kingdom
 
combatant2
Egypt
 
commander1
Moshe Dayan
(
CoS
of the
IDF
)<br/> General Sir
Charles Keightley
(
C-in-C
),<br/> Vice-Admiral
Pierre Barjot
(Deputy)
 
commander2
Gamal Abdel Nasser
 
strength1
45,000 British, 34,000 French, 175,000 Israeli
 
strength2
300,000 Egyptians
 
casualties1
189 Israelis
KIA
, unknown number
WIA
, 16 British KIA-91 WIA, 10 French KIA-33 WIA,
 
casualties2
Military: 1,650
Dead
, 4,900
Wounded
, 6,000
Prisoners