the women's march of 16 march preceded by one day the largest demonstration of the 1919 revolution. more than 10,000 teachers, students, workers, lawyers, and government employees started marching at al azhar and wound their way to abdin palace where they were joined by thousands more, who ignored british roadblocks and bans. soon, similar demonstrations broke out in alexandria, tanta, damanhur, al mansurah, and al fayyum. by the summer of 1919, more than 800 egyptians had been killed, as well as 31 europeans and 29 british soldiers.