Onwards to Omdurman
| Author | : Keith Surridge |
| Publisher | : From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2022-04-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1915070511 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781915070517 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (517 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Onwards to Omdurman by : Keith Surridge
Download or read book Onwards to Omdurman written by Keith Surridge and published by From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914. This book was released on 2022-04-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following a two-year campaign that employed the latest Victorian technology, General Kitchener's Anglo-Egyptian army crushed the Mahdist Sudanese at the battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898. Thus, Britain ended the Islamic government of the Khalifa Abdallahi, gained control of the Nile Valley, and avenged the death of General Gordon in 1885.