Campaigns in Egypt and Sudan, between 1882 and 1898, The revolt of Arabi
Pasha, 1882, The First Sudan War, 1882 to 1884, Egyptian campaign 1885, and the
reconquest of the Sudan in 1896 - 1898. the range of military art prints from
these wars are reproduced by Cranston Fine arts.
[ First Sudan War ] [ Revolt of Arabi Pasha ] [ Second Sudan War ] [ Battle of Omdurman ] [ Sudan War Books ]
The Battle of Tel el Kibir, during the Revolt of Arabi Pasha 1882
The Battle of El Teb, and the battle of Tamai during the First Sudan War 1882
to 1884
The Battle of Abu Klea 1885, battle of Kirbeckan 1885., battle of the Nile
1884 - 1885 and Suakin in 1885, other major events of the Egyptian Campaign were
the death of General Gordon at Khartoum, and the Charge of the 21st lancers at
Omdurman.
Battle of Abu Klea. A relief force under the
command of General Sir garnet Wolseley left Cairo to relieve General
Gordon who had been trapped in Khartoun for 7 months by the Sudanese
Mahdists. The relief column travelled along the Nile towards
Khartoum,a distance of 800 miles. General Wolseley sent a 1800
strong Camel Corp under the command of General Sir Herbert Stewart,
directly across country where the nile bends to the east. At a
caravan stop called Abu Klea (63 miles south of Ed damur. The Camel
Corp encountered a mahdist force of 10,000 under the Command of Mohammed
Ahmed. A desperate hand to hand battle took place on the 17th of
January. But the Mahdist forces were repulsed, even though they had
broken the British square at a point in the battle. The Mahdist
losses were over 1,000 killed compared to the Anglo-Egyptian losses of
168. General Stewarts camel corp fought its way to the Nile and
arrived to days later but Stewart had been mortally wounded. The
commanded went to Lord Charles Beresford who continued up the Nile and
arrived on January 28, but only 48 hours late to save general Gordon.
The battle of Hafir 1896 Battle of Atbara 1898 and the Battle of
Khartoum 1898. bring the reconquest of the Sudan to a close with the destruction
of the Mahdi's forces at Khartoum
