Stattdessen zerschlug die kleine und hoch professionelle ägyptische Armee den Aufstand, zur großen Bestürzung des jungen Offizierskorps, das bereits konkrete Pläne zur Machtübernahme hatte.
Instead, it was the small and highly professional Egyptian army that crushed the uprising, to the dismay of the young officer corps, who were already well advanced in their plans to seize power.