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RMGKWAA7–The charge of the 21st Lancers at the Battle of Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan, 2 September 1898, during the Mahdist War.
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RMPEJKJA–Anglo-Egyptian troops storming Firket (or Ferkeh ), The Battle of Ferkeh (or Firket), during the Mahdist War. A Mahdist Sudanese army wiped out by forces under Sir Herbert Kitchener on 7 June 1896
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RM2B01B6R–Sudan/United Kingdom: 'Death of General Gordon at Khartoum'. Photomechanical print by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (8 August 1863 - 18 March 1930), 1895. Major-General Charles George Gordon (28 January 1833 - 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon and Gordon Pasha, was a British Army officer and administrator who saw action in the Crimean War and in China. He served the Khedive of Egypt in 1873, becoming the Governor-General of the Sudan. General Gordon was killed in Khartoum by Mahdist forces during the Mahdist War on January 26, 1885, and his death was romanticised back in the UK.
RMBGKG0K–Skirmish at a waterhole in the Sudan between British cavalry and Sudanese tribesmen during the Mahdist War.
RM2BFYRA5–Public Execution or Beheading of Three Dervishes or Mahdist fighters in Sudan following the Defeat of the Mahdists at the Battle of Toski (Tushkah) in August 1889 by Anglo-Egyptian forces. Vintage or Old Illustration or Engraving 1890.
RMW3KFAW–A member of the Hadendoa or Hadendowa tribe. These Beja people gained the the name Fuzzy-Wuzzy, among British troops during the Mahdist War, due to their elaborately styled hair. From a contemporary print, c.1935.
RMERHAFN–Fighting Suakim/ Suakin in the Anglo-Sudan War. A scene from the Mahdist revolt in the Sudan from 1881 to 1898 against
RMB8TPDC–storming of firket The Battle of Ferkeh (or Firket) occurred during the Mahdist War when an army of the Mahdist Sudanese was sur
![The ' fuzzie wuzzies ' hamite tribes of eastern Egypt Hadendowas, Bisharis, etc ['Fuzzy-Wuzzy' was the term used by British soldiers for Beja warriors who were supporting the Mahdi of Sudan in the Mahdist War. The term relates to the elaborate tiffa hair style favoured by the Hadendoa tribe, a subdivision of the Beja people. ] From the Book ' Britain across the seas : Africa : a history and description of the British Empire in Africa ' by Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927 Published in 1910 in London by National Society's Depository Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2FK8377/the-fuzzie-wuzzies-hamite-tribes-of-eastern-egypt-hadendowas-bisharis-etc-fuzzy-wuzzy-was-the-term-used-by-british-soldiers-for-beja-warriors-who-were-supporting-the-mahdi-of-sudan-in-the-mahdist-war-the-term-relates-to-the-elaborate-tiffa-hair-style-favoured-by-the-hadendoa-tribe-a-subdivision-of-the-beja-people-from-the-book-britain-across-the-seas-africa-a-history-and-description-of-the-british-empire-in-africa-by-johnston-harry-hamilton-sir-1858-1927-published-in-1910-in-london-by-national-societys-depository-2FK8377.jpg "The ' fuzzie wuzzies ' hamite tribes of eastern Egypt Hadendowas, Bisharis, etc ['Fuzzy-Wuzzy' was the term used by British soldiers for Beja warriors who were supporting the Mahdi of Sudan in the Mahdist War. The term relates to the elaborate tiffa hair style favoured by the Hadendoa tribe, a subdivision of the Beja people. ] From the Book ' Britain across the seas : Africa : a history and description of the British Empire in Africa ' by Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927 Published in 1910 in London by National Society's Depository Stock Photo")
RM2FK8377–The ' fuzzie wuzzies ' hamite tribes of eastern Egypt Hadendowas, Bisharis, etc ['Fuzzy-Wuzzy' was the term used by British soldiers for Beja warriors who were supporting the Mahdi of Sudan in the Mahdist War. The term relates to the elaborate tiffa hair style favoured by the Hadendoa tribe, a subdivision of the Beja people. ] From the Book ' Britain across the seas : Africa : a history and description of the British Empire in Africa ' by Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927 Published in 1910 in London by National Society's Depository
RMRJ959J–An engraving depicting female nurses, being entertained by officers, during the Mahdist War. Dated 19th century
RM2B01B7C–Sudan: Corner of the square at the Battle of Tamai on the 13th March 1884, Mahdist War. Illustration, c. 1890. Part of the Mahdist War (1881-1899), the Battle of Tamai/Tamanieh occurred on the 13th of March, 1884, between a British force under Lieutenant General Sir Gerald Graham and a Mahdist army commanded by Osman Digna, the Mahdi's best known commander. Despite winning the battle, the British suffered more losses here than in any previous battle, with around 214 soldiers wounded or killed, though the they inflicted casualties of over 4,000 men on the Mahdists.
RMM5FRJB–Battle of Abu Klea, 16-18 January 1885. Also known as Battle of Abu Tulayh, Sudan, Africa, during the Mahdist War
RM2B01B78–Sudan/South Sudan: 'The War in the Soudan'. Colour lithograph, 1897. American theatrical poster published by Strobridge & Co., Cincinnati and New York. The Mahdist War (1881-1899) was a conflict fought between Mahdist Sudanese, led by Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah, the self-proclaimed 'Mahdi', and the forces of the Khedivate of Egypt, with Britain getting involved in the latter stages of the war. After eighteen years of war, The Mahdists lost and Sudan became Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, a de jure condominium between the Kingdom of Egypt and the British Empire in which Britain had de facto control.
RMT5F3YE–Mahdist war ( 1881 - 1899) - Slatin finds the body of Hammuda Idris after the battle of Firket
RM2B01B7R–Great Britain: Major-General Charles George Gordon CB (28 January 1833 - 26 January 1885). Portrait, c. 1880s. Major-General Charles George Gordon, also known as Chinese Gordon and Gordon Pasha, was a British Army officer and administrator who saw action in the Crimean War and in China. He served the Khedive of Egypt in 1873, becoming the Governor-General of the Sudan. General Gordon was killed by Mahdist forces during the Mahdist War on January 26, 1885. The manner of his death is uncertain but it was romanticised in in the British media.
RMP7B30A–Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916). British officer. Engraving by P. Meaulle. Withdrawal of the British forces in the Sudan. Anglo-Sudan War. The Illustration, 1885. Colored.
RMEWR623–Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916). British officer. Engraving by P. Meaulle. Withdrawal of the British forces in the Sudan. Anglo-Sudan War. The Illustration, 1885. Colored.
RMD98PFB–The War in the Soudan', poster for a Barnum and Bailey circus production 'The Mahdi, or, For the Victoria Cross', 1897, showing British and Mahdist troops fighting. Anglo-Sudan War (Mahdist War) 1881-1899, Northeast Africa.
RMP1AAE5–Mahdist War, Rebellion in Sudan, Capture of Cattle during a cavalry renconnaissance driven into camp at Suakin
RMDYF0Y8–Photograph portrait of General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton. A British army officer who lived between 1853-1947. Commanded the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles during the Battle of Gallipoli, He also served in the First and Second Boer Wars, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Mahdist War, and the Russo-Japanese War. Photo taken circa 1914-1918.
RF2E54MRE–Sudanese Cavalry & Soldiers in Madhist Sudan during the Mahdist War (1881-1899) aka the Sudanist Mahdist Revolt, Anglo-Sudan War or Sudan Campaign. 1902 Vintage Illustration or Engraving
RMDYF2G4–Admiral David Beatty 1914. Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (17 January 1871 – 11 March 1936) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving in the Mahdist War and then the response to the Boxer Rebellion, he commanded the 1st Battle cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland in 1916, a tactically indecisive engagement after which his aggressive approach was contrasted with the caution of his commander Admiral Sir John Jellicoe.
!['Lord Kitchener's Conquest of the Soudan, 1896-98: Mahmaud, the Khalifa's Chief Lieutenant, Taken Captive after the Battle of Atbara', (1901). Episode during the Second Sudan War. Major-General Sir Herbert Kitchener, sirdar or commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Army, led an an Anglo-Egyptian expeditionary force along the Upper Nile. Emir Mahmud Ahmad, commander of Sudanese Dervishes, was captured by the British after the Battle of Atbara, fought on the banks of the River Atbara. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Access Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W6P7AK/lord-kitcheners-conquest-of-the-soudan-1896-98-mahmaud-the-khalifas-chief-lieutenant-taken-captive-after-the-battle-of-atbara-1901-episode-during-the-second-sudan-war-major-general-sir-herbert-kitchener-sirdar-or-commander-in-chief-of-the-egyptian-army-led-an-an-anglo-egyptian-expeditionary-force-along-the-upper-nile-emir-mahmud-ahmad-commander-of-sudanese-dervishes-was-captured-by-the-british-after-the-battle-of-atbara-fought-on-the-banks-of-the-river-atbara-from-quotthe-illustrated-london-news-record-of-the-glorious-reign-of-queen-victoria-1837-1901-the-life-and-access-W6P7AK.jpg "'Lord Kitchener's Conquest of the Soudan, 1896-98: Mahmaud, the Khalifa's Chief Lieutenant, Taken Captive after the Battle of Atbara', (1901). Episode during the Second Sudan War. Major-General Sir Herbert Kitchener, sirdar or commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Army, led an an Anglo-Egyptian expeditionary force along the Upper Nile. Emir Mahmud Ahmad, commander of Sudanese Dervishes, was captured by the British after the Battle of Atbara, fought on the banks of the River Atbara. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Access Stock Photo")
RMW6P7AK–'Lord Kitchener's Conquest of the Soudan, 1896-98: Mahmaud, the Khalifa's Chief Lieutenant, Taken Captive after the Battle of Atbara', (1901). Episode during the Second Sudan War. Major-General Sir Herbert Kitchener, sirdar or commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Army, led an an Anglo-Egyptian expeditionary force along the Upper Nile. Emir Mahmud Ahmad, commander of Sudanese Dervishes, was captured by the British after the Battle of Atbara, fought on the banks of the River Atbara. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Access
RM2B01B7J–United Kingdom/Sudan: Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener (24 June 1850 - 5 June 1916), 1st Earl Kitchener, pointing at the Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman, after he had ordered it blown up. Illustration, 1898. Kitchener won fame in 1898 for winning the Battle of Omdurman and securing control of the Sudan, after which he was given the title 'Lord Kitchener of Khartoum'. As Chief of Staff (1900-1902) in the Second Boer War he played a key role in Lord Roberts' conquest of the Boer Republics, then succeeded Roberts as commander-in-chief.
RMD7BCJ2–The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan during the Mahdist War in 1898.
RMTXG7WB–The War in the Soudan, poster for a Barnum and Bailey circus production 'The Mahdi, or, For the Victoria Cross', showing British and Mahdist troops fighting during the anglo-Sudan War or Mahdist War (1881-1899) Chromolithograph
RM2H4H1T4–Engraving of Osman Digna (c.1840 – 1926) follower of Muhammad Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi, in Sudan, who became his best known military commander during the Mahdist War. He is descendant from the Abbasid family. As the Mahdi's ablest general, he played an important role in the fate of General Charles George Gordon and the loss of the Sudan to Turkish-Egyptian rule.
RM2B01B7T–Sudan/United Kingdom: Illustrated cover of 'With Kitchener in the Soudan' by G. A. Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902), 1903. 'With Kitchener in the Soudan; A Story of Atbara and Omdurman' is an adventure novel by G. A. Henty set during the British military expedition under Lord Kitchener in the Mahdist War (1881-1899), and the subsequent defeat of the Mahdi's followers and Sudan's conquest. It was first published in 1902. Kitchener won fame in 1898 for winning the Battle of Omdurman and securing control of the Sudan, after which he was given the title 'Lord Kitchener of Khartoum'.
RMKJ1TN4–Player's cigarette card depicting Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty (1871 – 1936) Royal Navy officer. After serving in the Mahdist War and then the response to the Boxer Rebellion, he commanded the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland in 1916
RMT5F3YR–Mahdist war ( 1881 - 1899) -The assault on Abu Hamed. Major Bumbury leads the 11th Sudanese to the attack
RM2K0AEAR–Osman Digna (c.1840 - 1926) was a follower of Muhammad Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi, in Sudan, who became his best known military commander during the Mahdist War. He was claimed to be a descendant from the Abbasid family. As the Mahdi's ablest general, he played an important role in the fate of General Charles George Gordon and the loss of the Sudan to Turkish-Egyptian rule
RM2TD1W3J–BATTLE OF ATBARA , Sudan, 8 April 1898. A wounded British soldier receives treatment watched by others.
RM2R6T8KE–The Mahdist War in Sudan, Cartoon from 'Abu Nazzara Zarka' (The Man with the Blue Glasses, Paris, 3rd March, 1883). Museum: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Author: Sanua (Sanu, Sannu), James (Yaqub, Jacques), (Abou Naddara).
RM2CC49RW–David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, (17 January 1871 – 12 March 1936) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving in the Mahdist War and then the respo
RMT3CJME–British troops in the zeriba (fence) the night before the battle of Tamasi, March 18, Sudan, Mahdist War
RM2RGDPB9–General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947), British army officer, pictured here in 1915. Hamilton was best known for commanding the ill-fated Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles during the Battle of Gallipoli. He also served in the First and Second Boer Wars, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Mahdist War, and the Russo-Japanese War.
RMT3CJH0–Front page of the Graphic illustrated newspaper for March 29th, 1884. Mahdist War, After the Second Battle of El Teb
RM2M3PABT–General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947), British army officer, pictured here in 1915. Hamilton was best known for commanding the ill-fated Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles during the Battle of Gallipoli. He also served in the First and Second Boer Wars, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Mahdist War, and the Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1915
RF2E53A5N–David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, (17 January 1871 – 12 March 1936) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving in the Mahdist War and then the respo
RM2M3PACR–General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell GCB, KCMG, CVO, DSO, PC (11 July 1859 21 February 1929), British Army officer and colonial governor. He served in the Mahdist War in the Sudan, the Boer War, and in the First World War, but he is best known for his role in the suppression of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland and subsequent execution of rebellion leaders. He retired in 1922. Date: 1918
RMGK92TB–Anglo-Egyptian troops storm the village of Ferkeh at the Battle of Ferkeh or Firket, 7 June 1896, during the Mahdist War.
RMD7BBR8–Map of Anglo Egyptian Soudan showing The Upper Nile from Korosko to Fashoda, at the time of the Mahdist War.
RM2B01B6W–South Sudan: Mehmet Emin Pasha (28 March 1840 - 23 October 1892), physician, naturalist and governor of Equatoria. Portrait, 1890. Mehmet Emin Pasha, born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer, was an Ottoman physician of German Jewish origin, who served as governor of the Egyptian province of Equatoria (modern southern South Sudan). Emin Pasha was appointed as governor of Equatoria by the Khedive of Egypt in 1878. The Mahdist War that began in 1881 cut Equatoria off from the outside world by 1883. Emin was rescued by Henry Morton Stanley and the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition in 1888.
RM2M3T35H–The end of Mahdism - the dead Yakur and his followers beside the Khalifa's black flag. The Mahdist War was a war between the Mahdist Sudanese of the religious leader Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah, who had proclaimed himself the 'Mahdi' of Islam (the 'Guided One'), and the forces of the Khedivate of Egypt, initially, and later the forces of Britain. Eighteen years of war resulted in the nominally joint-rule state of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1899??1956), a de jure condominium of the British Empire and the Kingdom of Egypt in which Britain had de facto control over the Sudan. The Sudanese launche
RMERG8NP–The Storming of Ferkah (or Firket), 1896. The Battle of Ferkeh occurred during the Mahdist War when an army of the Mahdist
RMRM6H0P–A portrait of Sir David Beatty (aka Earl Beatty and 'Jack') - 1871-1936 -From a publication of the time (Admiral of the British Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO, PC}. He served in the Mahdist War and the Boxer Rebellion conflict and commanded the 1st Battle cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland in 1916
RMERGAFX–The Storming of Ferkah (or Firket), 1896. The Battle of Ferkeh occurred during the Mahdist War when an army of the Mahdist
!['Colonial Troops in the Soudan War, 1883-85: New South Wales Infantry Marching into Camp at Suakim, March 29, 1885', (1901). The Mahdist War (1881-1899) was fought between British forces and the Mahdist Sudanese army in the Sudan, east Africa. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W6P7D7/colonial-troops-in-the-soudan-war-1883-85-new-south-wales-infantry-marching-into-camp-at-suakim-march-29-1885-1901-the-mahdist-war-1881-1899-was-fought-between-british-forces-and-the-mahdist-sudanese-army-in-the-sudan-east-africa-from-quotthe-illustrated-london-news-record-of-the-glorious-reign-of-queen-victoria-1837-1901-the-life-and-accession-of-king-edward-vii-and-the-life-of-queen-alexandraquot-london-1901-W6P7D7.jpg "'Colonial Troops in the Soudan War, 1883-85: New South Wales Infantry Marching into Camp at Suakim, March 29, 1885', (1901). The Mahdist War (1881-1899) was fought between British forces and the Mahdist Sudanese army in the Sudan, east Africa. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901] Stock Photo")
RMW6P7D7–'Colonial Troops in the Soudan War, 1883-85: New South Wales Infantry Marching into Camp at Suakim, March 29, 1885', (1901). The Mahdist War (1881-1899) was fought between British forces and the Mahdist Sudanese army in the Sudan, east Africa. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901]
RF2PXBM04–Admiral Beatty. Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871 – 1936) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving in the Mahdist War and then the response to the Boxer Rebellion, he commanded the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Later in the war he succeeded Jellicoe as Commander in Chief of the Grand Fleet, in which capacity he received the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet at the end of the war.
RMRJC4C4–Sudan - A group of Hadendoa Warriors. The Hadendoa is the name of a nomadic subdivision of the Beja people, known for their support of the Mahdiyyah rebellion during the 1880s to 1890s. The area historically inhabited by the Hadendoa is today parts of Sudan, Egypt and Eritrea. Their elaborate hairdressing (pictured here) gained them the name of 'Fuzzy-wuzzies' among the British troops during the Mahdist War.
RM2EEMPCT–Early 20th century photo of member of the Hadendoa Beja nomadic tribe of eastern Sudan armed with spear, sword and shield. Their hair style (tiffa) gained them the nick name Fuzzy Wuzzy among British troops during the Mahdist War of the 1880-1890s
RMT3C3CB–Front page og the Graphic Illustrated newspaper for March 15th, 1884. Mahdist War, Marines and Blue Jackets marching into Suakin, Sudan
RMERHBKW–Fighting Suakim/ Suakin in the Anglo-Sudan War. A scene from the Mahdist revolt in the Sudan from 1881 to 1898 against
![The Mahdist War in Sudan, Cartoon from "Abu Nazzara Zarka" (The Man with the Blue Glasses, Paris, 3rd March, 1883) , 1883. Private Collection. Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R90WBF/the-mahdist-war-in-sudan-cartoon-from-quotabu-nazzara-zarkaquot-the-man-with-the-blue-glasses-paris-3rd-march-1883-1883-private-collection-2R90WBF.jpg "The Mahdist War in Sudan, Cartoon from "Abu Nazzara Zarka" (The Man with the Blue Glasses, Paris, 3rd March, 1883) , 1883. Private Collection. Stock Photo")
RM2R90WBF–The Mahdist War in Sudan, Cartoon from "Abu Nazzara Zarka" (The Man with the Blue Glasses, Paris, 3rd March, 1883) , 1883. Private Collection.
RMPA4WTP–The British encampment at Aswan, Mahdist War, From British Battles on Land and Sea, by James Grant
RMPM045F–General Sir Neville Gerald Lyttelton, GCB, GCVO, PC, 1845 – 1931, was a British Army officer from the Lyttelton family who served against the Fenian Raids, and in the Anglo-Egyptian War, the Mahdist War and the Second Boer War. Colour illustration from 1900
RM2RAADPC–General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (1853-1947), British army officer, pictured here in 1915. Hamilton was best known for commanding the ill-fated Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles during the Battle of Gallipoli. He also served in the First and Second Boer Wars, the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Mahdist War, and the Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1915
RMD7BAJG–Map of Egypt and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan at the time of the Mahdist War in the late 19th century.
RM2B01B6T–South Sudan: Mehmet Emin Pasha (28 March 1840 - 23 October 1892), physician, naturalist and governor of Equatoria. Portrait, 1892. Mehmet Emin Pasha, born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer, was an Ottoman physician of German Jewish origin, who served as governor of the Egyptian province of Equatoria (modern southern South Sudan). Emin Pasha was appointed as governor of Equatoria by the Khedive of Egypt in 1878. The Mahdist War that began in 1881 cut Equatoria off from the outside world by 1883. Emin was rescued by Henry Morton Stanley and the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition in 1888.
RMGKWA35–The advance of the Anglo-Egyptian force upon Omdurman, Sudan along the Nile River in 1898 prior to the Battle of Omdurman.
RM2B01ABD–Great Britain: Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885). Engraving by C. G. Cook (fl. 19th century), late 19th century. General Charles George Gordon (28 January 1833 - 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon and Gordon Pasha, was a British Army officer who had seen action in the Crimean War and in China, where he led the 'Ever Victorious Army' which put down the Taiping Rebellion. Gordon was killed in 1885 around dawn fighting Mahdist forces during the Mahdist War. The Mahdi had given strict orders to his soldiers not to kill Gordon.
RM2B01ABC–Sudan/Great Britain: 'General Gordon's Last Stand'. Oil on canvas painting by George William Joy (7 July 1844 - 28 October 1925), 1893. General Charles George Gordon (28 January 1833 - 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon and Gordon Pasha, was a British Army officer who had seen action in the Crimean War and in China, where he led the 'Ever Victorious Army' which put down the Taiping Rebellion. Gordon was killed in 1885 around dawn fighting Mahdist forces during the Mahdist War. The Mahdi had given strict orders to his soldiers not to kill Gordon, but they were not obeyed.
RM2B01B7X–Great Britain: Major-General Charles George Gordon CB (28 January 1833 - 26 January 1885). Portrait sketch by Amedee Forestier (1854 - 18 November 1930), c. 1880s. Major-General Charles George Gordon, also known as Chinese Gordon and Gordon Pasha, was a British Army officer and administrator who saw action in the Crimean War and in China. He served the Khedive of Egypt in 1873, becoming the Governor-General of the Sudan. General Gordon was killed by Mahdist forces during the Mahdist War on January 26, 1885. The manner of his death is uncertain but it was romanticised in in the British media.
RM2B01B6Y–Sudan: Emin Pasha greets Henry Morton Stanley. Illustration from 'In Darkest Africa' by Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), 1890. The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, led by Henry Morton Stanley, was undertaken in 1886 to rescue Emin Pasha, governor of Equatoria, from Madhist forces. The expedition went up the Congo River and then through the Ituri Forest, a harrowing route that resulted in the loss of two-thirds of the expedition. Stanley met Emin in 1888, and after a year spent in argument and indecision, Emin was convinced to leave for the coast, arriving in Bagamoyo in 1890.
RMT3C3DN–Front page of the Graphic illustrated newspaper for March 22nd, 1884. Wound Arab on the Battlefield of Teb. Interior of the Suger mall immediately after the fight. Mahdist War
!['Colonial Troops in the Soudan, 1883-85: Lord Wolseley Bidding Farewell to the Australian Infantry at the End of the Campaign', (1901). The Mahdist War (1881-1899) was fought between British forces and the Mahdist Sudanese army in the Sudan, east Africa. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W6P7EF/colonial-troops-in-the-soudan-1883-85-lord-wolseley-bidding-farewell-to-the-australian-infantry-at-the-end-of-the-campaign-1901-the-mahdist-war-1881-1899-was-fought-between-british-forces-and-the-mahdist-sudanese-army-in-the-sudan-east-africa-from-quotthe-illustrated-london-news-record-of-the-glorious-reign-of-queen-victoria-1837-1901-the-life-and-accession-of-king-edward-vii-and-the-life-of-queen-alexandraquot-london-1901-W6P7EF.jpg "'Colonial Troops in the Soudan, 1883-85: Lord Wolseley Bidding Farewell to the Australian Infantry at the End of the Campaign', (1901). The Mahdist War (1881-1899) was fought between British forces and the Mahdist Sudanese army in the Sudan, east Africa. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901] Stock Photo")
RMW6P7EF–'Colonial Troops in the Soudan, 1883-85: Lord Wolseley Bidding Farewell to the Australian Infantry at the End of the Campaign', (1901). The Mahdist War (1881-1899) was fought between British forces and the Mahdist Sudanese army in the Sudan, east Africa. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901]
RM2WBXFCE–Soldiers of the Camel Corps during the Mahdi uprising in Sudan, Antonio Beato, 1881 - 1899 photograph paper albumen print hoofed animals: dromedary. the soldier; the soldier's life. Mahdist War
RMPA4W60–Death of Colonel Burnaby at the Battle of Abu Klea on 17th January 1885, Sudanese War, From British Battles on Land and Sea, by James Grant
RM2H4H1ND–The Battle of Omdurman in 1898 (which actually took place in the nearby village of Kerreri), when Lord Kitchener decisively defeated the Mahdist forces. The following year British forces killed Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, the Khalifa, ensuring British control over the Sudan.
RMRYAE2M–The War in the Soudan (Sudan): The Battlefield of Abu Klea after the British Victory, January 17, 1885
RMERHAFY–Battle of Toski / Tushkah 3rd August 1889. Key battle in Madhist war between the Anglo-Egyptian forces and the Mahdist Sudanese
RMGKW9NF–Emir Mahmud Ahmad under guard after the Battle of Atbara, Sudan in 1898. Emir Mahmud Ahmad was a General in the Sudan during the Mahdi uprising.
RMT5F3WA–The Mahdist War ( 1881 - 1899) Members of the Upper Nile tribes who have been recruited for both the mahdia and the Egyptians
RMERHBM3–Battle of Toski / Tushkah 3rd August 1889. Key battle in Madhist war between the Anglo-Egyptian forces and the Mahdist Sudanese
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