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Description:Fire and Sword in the Sudan. A Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes. 1879-1895 by Rudolf C. Slatin Pasha, C.B., Colonel in the Egyptian Army (Intelligence Dept.); Formerly Governor and Commandant of the Troops in Darfur; Translated by Major F. R. Wingate, C.B., D.S.O., R.A., Director of Military Intelligence, Egyptian Army; Author of “Mahdism and the Egyptian Sudan,” “Ten Years’ Captivity in the Mahdi’s Camp,” etc.; Illustrated by R. Talbot Kelly, R.B.A.Copyright, 1896CONTENTSDedicationPreface.Introductory Note by Father Don Joseph Ohrwalder, Late Priest of the Austrian Mission Station at Delen, in Kordofan, and for Ten Years a Captive in the Mahdi’s Camp.Translator’s Note.Chapter 1. Introductory.Chapter 2. Residence in Darfur, and Early History of the Province.Chapter 3. The Government of Darfur.Chapter 4. The Khalifa’s Personal Account of the Rise of the Mahdi.Chapter 5. Spread of the Revolt in Southern Darfur.Chapter 6. The Siege and Fall of El Obeid.Chapter 7. Vain Efforts to Stem the Tide of Mahdism in Darfur.Chapter 8. Hicks Pasha’s Expedition.Chapter 9. The Fall of Darfur.Chapter 10. The Siege and Fall of Khartum.Chapter 11. Early Rule of Khalifa Abdullahi.Chapter 12. Events in Various Parts of the Sudan.Chapter 13. The Abyssinian Campaign.Chapter 14. Mahdist Occupation of the Southern Provinces.Chapter 15. Dissension and Discord.Chapter 16. Miscellaneous Remarks.Chapter 17. Miscellaneous Remarks (Continued).Chapter 18. Plans for Escape.Chapter 19. My Flight.Chapter 20. Conclusion.Prompted by the earnest entreaties of my friends rather than by any wish of my own to relate my experiences, I have written these chapters.The few months which have elapsed since my escape have been so much occupied in resuming my official duties, compiling reports, and satisfying the kindly interest displayed by a large number of people in my strange fate, that any attempt at quiet and steady literary work has been almost impossible.During my captivity I was unable to make any notes or keep any diaries; in writing, therefore, the following pages, I have been dependent entirely on my memory, whilst the whirl of the busy European world and the constant interruptions to which I have alluded, have given me little time to collect my scattered thoughts.When, therefore, after having been debarred for so many years from intercourse with outside affairs, and entirely out of practice in writing down my ideas, I find myself urged to lose no time in publishing an account of my adventures, I must beg my readers to excuse the many defects they may notice.My experiences have no pretence to being of any literary or scientific value, and the personal episodes I have described can lay claim to little importance; I have merely attempted to give to those interested in Sudan affairs a true and faithful account of my life whilst fighting and serving the Mahdists.RUDOLF SLATIN.LONDON, October, 1895. Translator’s Note.In preparing the edition in English of Slatin Pasha’s experiences in the Sudan, I have followed the system adopted in Father Ohrwalder’s “Ten Years’ Captivity in the Mahdi’s Camp.”F. R. WINGATE.LONDON, October, 1895.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fire and Sword in the Sudan. A Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes. 1879-1895.. To get started finding Fire and Sword in the Sudan. A Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes. 1879-1895., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Fire and Sword in the Sudan. A Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes. 1879-1895 by Rudolf C. Slatin Pasha, C.B., Colonel in the Egyptian Army (Intelligence Dept.); Formerly Governor and Commandant of the Troops in Darfur; Translated by Major F. R. Wingate, C.B., D.S.O., R.A., Director of Military Intelligence, Egyptian Army; Author of “Mahdism and the Egyptian Sudan,” “Ten Years’ Captivity in the Mahdi’s Camp,” etc.; Illustrated by R. Talbot Kelly, R.B.A.Copyright, 1896CONTENTSDedicationPreface.Introductory Note by Father Don Joseph Ohrwalder, Late Priest of the Austrian Mission Station at Delen, in Kordofan, and for Ten Years a Captive in the Mahdi’s Camp.Translator’s Note.Chapter 1. Introductory.Chapter 2. Residence in Darfur, and Early History of the Province.Chapter 3. The Government of Darfur.Chapter 4. The Khalifa’s Personal Account of the Rise of the Mahdi.Chapter 5. Spread of the Revolt in Southern Darfur.Chapter 6. The Siege and Fall of El Obeid.Chapter 7. Vain Efforts to Stem the Tide of Mahdism in Darfur.Chapter 8. Hicks Pasha’s Expedition.Chapter 9. The Fall of Darfur.Chapter 10. The Siege and Fall of Khartum.Chapter 11. Early Rule of Khalifa Abdullahi.Chapter 12. Events in Various Parts of the Sudan.Chapter 13. The Abyssinian Campaign.Chapter 14. Mahdist Occupation of the Southern Provinces.Chapter 15. Dissension and Discord.Chapter 16. Miscellaneous Remarks.Chapter 17. Miscellaneous Remarks (Continued).Chapter 18. Plans for Escape.Chapter 19. My Flight.Chapter 20. Conclusion.Prompted by the earnest entreaties of my friends rather than by any wish of my own to relate my experiences, I have written these chapters.The few months which have elapsed since my escape have been so much occupied in resuming my official duties, compiling reports, and satisfying the kindly interest displayed by a large number of people in my strange fate, that any attempt at quiet and steady literary work has been almost impossible.During my captivity I was unable to make any notes or keep any diaries; in writing, therefore, the following pages, I have been dependent entirely on my memory, whilst the whirl of the busy European world and the constant interruptions to which I have alluded, have given me little time to collect my scattered thoughts.When, therefore, after having been debarred for so many years from intercourse with outside affairs, and entirely out of practice in writing down my ideas, I find myself urged to lose no time in publishing an account of my adventures, I must beg my readers to excuse the many defects they may notice.My experiences have no pretence to being of any literary or scientific value, and the personal episodes I have described can lay claim to little importance; I have merely attempted to give to those interested in Sudan affairs a true and faithful account of my life whilst fighting and serving the Mahdists.RUDOLF SLATIN.LONDON, October, 1895. Translator’s Note.In preparing the edition in English of Slatin Pasha’s experiences in the Sudan, I have followed the system adopted in Father Ohrwalder’s “Ten Years’ Captivity in the Mahdi’s Camp.”F. R. WINGATE.LONDON, October, 1895.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fire and Sword in the Sudan. A Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes. 1879-1895.. To get started finding Fire and Sword in the Sudan. A Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes. 1879-1895., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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