Timeline Wednesday 15 July 1840

Events on Wednesday 15 July 1840 1

• 1840 Convention of London signed over Egyptian-Ottoman crisis Great powers intervene to contain Muhammad Ali of Egypt On 15 July 1840, Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia signed the Convention of London to resolve the Oriental Crisis by compelling Muhammad Ali of Egypt to withdraw from Syria and accept Ottoman overlordship. France was excluded, straining relations with its allies. The agreement led to a brief Anglo-Ottoman military campaign against Egyptian forces later that year.