Changes

| strength1  =254,000 combined

| strength1  =254,000 combined

| strength2  =300,000

| strength2  =300,000

| casualties1 =

| casualties1 =198 killed

| casualties2 =

| casualties2 =1,500 - 3,000 killed

}}

}}

The '''Suez Crisis''' was the abortive military invasion of [[Egypt]] by [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[France|French]] troops in October–November 1956 in an attempt to overthrow the radical government of Colonel [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] and restore western control of the [[Suez Canal]].  At the same time [[Israel]] also attacked.

The '''Suez Crisis''' was the abortive military invasion of [[Egypt]] by [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[France|French]] troops in October–November 1956 in an attempt to overthrow the radical government of Colonel [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] and restore western control of the [[Suez Canal]].  At the same time [[Israel]] also attacked.