British Infantryman Vs Mahdist Warrior: Sudan 1884-98

by Ian Knight

A new study of the battles fought between Queen Victoria's infantry and the formidable Madhist Army in the Sudan, from the Gordon Relief Expedition of 1884-85 to the battles of Atbara and Omdurman in 1898.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472845617
• ISBN13: 9781472845610
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.1" x 9.5"