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British Infantryman vs Mahdist Warrior - Sudan 1884-98 (Paperback)
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British Infantryman vs Mahdist Warrior - Sudan 1884-98 (Paperback)
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In the early 1880s, Britain intervened in independent Egypt and
seized control of the Suez Canal. British forces were soon deployed
to Egypt's southern colony, the Sudan, where they confronted a
determined and capable foe amid some of the world's most
inhospitable terrain. In 1881 an Islamic fundamentalist revolt had
broken out in the Sudan, led by a religious teacher named Muhammad
Ahmad bin Abd Allah, who proclaimed himself al-Mahdi, 'The Guided
One'. In 1884, Mahdist forces besieged the Sudanese capital of
Khartoum; Colonel Charles Gordon was sent to the city with orders
to evacuate British personnel, but refused to leave. Although the
British despatched a relief column to rescue Gordon, the Mahdists
stormed Khartoum in January 1885 and he was killed. British troops
abandoned much of the Sudan, but renewed their efforts to reconquer
it in the late 1890s, in a bloody campaign that would decide the
region's fate for generations. Written by leading expert Ian
Knight, this fully illustrated study examines the evolving forces,
weapons and tactics employed by both sides in the Sudan, notably at
the battles of Abu Klea (16-18 January 1885), Tofrek (22 March
1885) and Atbara (8 April 1898).
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