Battle of the Wazzir

Opinions of each other's soldiers
The soldiers were reported to have had an assortment of complaints, including about recent price increases, bad drinks being served.

The battle
The riot took hold in a street called "Haret el Wasser", and area of Cairo populated by brothels. At it peak about 2000 soldiers were involved in the battle.

During the raucous prostitutes, their customer and bedding was dragged into the street. And the houses were set alight. The fire brigade hindered in their attempts to put out the fires.

Aftermath
The 2nd Australian Division tried to repeat this incident, "The 2nd Wozzer" occurred on the on July 31, 1915. This did not receive as much coverage as the initial incident.

Subsequently in February 1919:

Newspapers

 * The hard Case
 * Dennis's Life And Literary Career

Books

 * The Anzacs by Patsy Adam-Smith - Chapter 8: The Battle of the Wazzir
 * The Anzacs by Patsy Adam-Smith - Chapter 8: The Battle of the Wazzir