Source: My World History Textbook "Great Britain, which long opposed construction of the canal for fear that it might fall into enemy hands, benefited more than any other nation... Instead of making Egypt powerful and independent, the Suez Canal provided the excuse for a British invasion and occupation of that country."
They were both from Poland and they both fought in US Independence War. Kościuszko was fighting more in norther part of US, he was famous for building forts. Pułaski fought more on south US, he created first American cavalry. They are still national heroes in Poland.
