Battle Story Omdurman 1898 Battles That Changed the World

✍ Scribed by Wright, William J

• Publisher: Key Publishing;Spellmount, an imprint of the History Press
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 190
• Series: Battle story
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The battle took place at Kerreri, 11km north of Omdurman in the Sudan. Kitchener commanded a force of 8,000 British regulars and a mixed force of 17,000 Sudanese and Egyptian solders. He arrayed his force in an arc around the village of Egeiga close to the bank of the Nile, where a gunboat flotilla waited in support, facing a wide, flat plain with hills rising to the left and right. The British and Egyptian cavalry was placed on either flank. Al-Taashi's followers, known as Ansar and sometimes referred to as Dervishes, numbered around 50,000, including some 3,000 cavalry. In a few hours and at. Read more...

Abstract: The battle took place at Kerreri, 11km north of Omdurman in the Sudan. Kitchener commanded a force of 8,000 British regulars and a mixed force of 17,000 Sudanese and Egyptian solders. He arrayed his force in an arc around the village of Egeiga close to the bank of the Nile, where a gunboat flotilla waited in support, facing a wide, flat plain with hills rising to the left and right. The British and Egyptian cavalry was placed on either flank. Al-Taashi's followers, known as Ansar and sometimes referred to as Dervishes, numbered around 50,000, including some 3,000 cavalry. In a few hours and at

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Cover
Title
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Timeline
Historical Background
The Armies
The Re-conquest Begins
Atbara to Eve of Battle
First Phase of the Battle
The Charge of the 21st Lancers
Second Phase of the Battle
Third Phase of the Battle
After the Battle
The Legacy
Orders of Battle
Further Reading
Copyright
Advert.

✦ Subjects

Omdurman, Battle of, Omdurman, Sudan, 1898.;HISTORY -- Middle East -- Egypt.;Sudan -- Omdurman.