Is'mail was disposed by the ottoman and his son was put in place as the new leader, but British money was the part keeping Egypt afloat. therefore, Britain imposed new taxes onto the Egyptian people on food and goods to aid the economy, and reduced the army by 2/3.
caused an uprising, where Twfiq was forced to appoint a new government. in Alexandria, 25 Europeans were killed and 150 Egyptians by this uprising, Gladstone had to intervene and took back Alexandria (aggressively despite what he says his morals were). Tewfiq was put in place as a puppet ruler on Britain's behalf, and the country became a veiled protectorate.