Egyptian Cavalry Corps  The Egyptian Cavalry Corps were the mounted corps of the Egyptian Army. Muhammad Ali of Egypt and the Sudan created a strong standing army with modern weaponry, tactics, and training. As Ali's army returned from the Greek War of Independence, his son and the commander of the army, Ibrahim Pasha, suggested the creation of an Egyptian Cavalry Corps. The Corps were established in 1828 and a school was founded in Giza to train Cavalry officers. In 1839, the Cavalry Corps had a total of 15 regiments (8 of which are Cuirassiers) scattered all over Egypt. ((Khurshid Bek))  ((Muhammad Bek))   ((Ibrahim Bek))   ((Muhammad Bek))   ((Shaheen Bek))   ((Osman Bek))   ((Muhammad Bek))   ((Hussein Bek))   ((unknown))   ((Ali Fahmi Bek))   ((Ali Reda Bek))  In his book, Antoine Clot Bey mentioned that the formation of the cavalry units in the Egyptian army were not formed according to the new system until after the army's return from the Greek War of Independence because during this war, Ibrahim Pasha had witnessed the cavalry system of France and realised the importance of cavalry organisation. After his return to Egypt, he began to form cavalry units based on the European system, and several European teachers were hired for this purpose. The Military Academy of Cavalry was established in Giza at Mourad Bey Palace, which was turned into a cavalry barracks. The school was organised by Monsieur Varane, who was from the officers of the Napoleonic Empire including Yawar, Marshal Gouvion and his subordinate in-training officers, who were learning about cavalry manoeuvres and infantry movements. The school used to follow the system of the Somme Military School in France, except for some minor modifications that were required by the local conditions. Young Egyptians and Turks graduated as officers of the Cavalry Corps. Marshal Marmon visited this school in 1834, and there were 360 trainees in it, and he admired it and wrote about it on his journey:"When I saw these students in the field carrying out manoeuvres, I imagined that I was in front of a line of the finest verses in our horses. While the school was lacking to reach a degree of perfection, some lessons in language, drawing, and so forth, but there is no dispute that it is from the side of organising the cavalry teams, it lacks nothing, The students are good at riding horses, the manoeuvres they perform take place with lightness, accuracy and wisdom, their system and their best regret, and their morale is fine, they are soldiers with all the meanings of the word, and the trumpet bearers perform their work with perfection.