Operation Musketeer

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Operation Musketeer was the Anglo-French-Israeli military intervention during the 1956 Suez Crisis aimed at seizing control of the Suez Canal and toppling Egypt’s President Nasser.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-French-Israeli military intervention
military operation
aim regain Western control over the Suez Canal Company
secure freedom of navigation through the Suez Canal
seize control of the Suez Canal
topple Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser
alsoKnownAs Opération Mousquetaire NERFINISHED
codename Musketeer
conflict Suez Crisis NERFINISHED
consequence decline of British and French imperial influence in the Middle East
rise of Nasser’s prestige in the Arab world
strengthening of United Nations peacekeeping role
countryInvolved France
Israel NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
endTime 1956-11-07
followedBy deployment of United Nations Emergency Force in Sinai
hasPart Operation Kadesh NERFINISHED
air campaign against Egypt
amphibious landings at Port Said
paratroop drops on Port Said
influencedBy nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt in July 1956
location Egypt NERFINISHED
Port Fuad NERFINISHED
Port Said NERFINISHED
Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED
Suez Canal NERFINISHED
militaryTheater Middle East NERFINISHED
notableBattle Battle of Port Said NERFINISHED
opponent Egypt NERFINISHED
opponentLeader Gamal Abdel Nasser NERFINISHED
opposedBy Soviet Union NERFINISHED
United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
partOf Suez Crisis NERFINISHED
plannedBy France NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
plannedWith Israel NERFINISHED
primaryTarget Egyptian air force NERFINISHED
Suez Canal zone infrastructure NERFINISHED
result ceasefire under United Nations pressure
military success but political failure for the attackers
withdrawal of British, French, and Israeli forces from Egypt
secretAgreementWith Protocol of Sèvres NERFINISHED
startTime 1956-10-31
supportedBy Anthony Eden government NERFINISHED
Guy Mollet government NERFINISHED
typeOfWarfare combined air and amphibious operation
year 1956

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Westland Wyvern sawCombatIn Operation Musketeer
Vickers Valiant bomber usedInConflict Operation Musketeer
subject surface form: Vickers Valiant