Download or read book Battle of Tofrek written by William Galloway and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-04-11 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reprint of a limited edition of only 500 copies of William Galloway's detailed account of the Battle of Tofrek, fought on March 22nd 1885, an engagement which only narrowly avoided becoming another Isandhlwana - a British military disaster. Tofrek was fought between the advance guard of General Graham's Suakin Field Force under General John McNeil VC, against Muslim Mahdist forces under Osman Dinga in the eastern Sudan. McNeil was seeking to establish a staging post for stores when his mixed force of the 1st Berkshire Regiment, Royal Marines, Engineers and Sikhs was set upon by a large force of Mahdists who had assembled under the cover of surrounding thick thorn bushes, or 'zeriba'. At first the British response was hampered by confusion, dust, and black smoke form their new Martini-Henry rifles, but gradually they rallied in squares, their firepower told, and the enemy, armed with spears and swords, drew off. Arab losses were at least 1,600 and the British lost some 140. With 12 appendices, and 13 illustrations, maps, diagrams etc.
Download or read book The Battle of Tofrek written by William Galloway and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Battle of Tofrek: Fought Near Suakin, March 22nd, 1885, Under Major-General Sir John On their own showing, it is indeed evident that not one Special who reported, not one editor who commented, on the events of the 22nd, was in the slightest degree aware what the defensive dis positions of the troops really were, or whether any preparations were made for the eventuality of an attack at all; the natural inference being that none existed. Of the fact, especially, that two-thirds of the whole F orce - practically the entire Indian Contingent - were under arms throughout the day, nothing was known. The Rallying Square, composed, until about two o'clock, of all the British troops not engaged in fatigue duty, fared little better; in the Daily News 1 it masquerades as forty Royal Marines engaged in wood-cutting, who form a small square and kill a hundred rebels; in other cases it is two companies of the Berks, caught dining, lunching, or engaged in other avocations, who also improvise a square, and perform wonders. In every instance it receives prominence merely as a chance incident standing out in relief against a background of disorder and confusion. That the story is a mere burlesque of one of the stated military dispositions of the day is never once recognised. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book The Battle of Tofrek Fought Near Su kin March 22nd 1885 Under the Major General Sir John Carstairs McNeill in Its Relation to the Mahdist Insurrection in the Eastern Sudan and to the Campaigns of 1884 and 1885 written by Will Galloway and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Battle of Tofrek Fought Near Suakin March 22nd 1885 written by William Galloway and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reprint of a limited edition of only 500 copies of William Galloway s detailed account of the Battle of Tofrek, fought on March 22nd 1885, an engagement which only narrowly avoided becoming another Isandhlwana - a British military disaster. Tofrek was fought between the advance guard of General Graham s Suakin Field Force under General John McNeil VC, against Muslim Mahdist forces under Osman Dinga in the eastern Sudan. McNeil was seeking to establish a staging post for stores when his mixed force of the 1st Berkshire Regiment, Royal Marines, Engineers and Sikhs was set upon by a large force of Mahdists who had assembled under the cover of surrounding thick thorn bushes, or zeriba . At first the British response was hampered by confusion, dust, and black smoke form their new Martini-Henry rifles, but gradually they rallied in squares, their firepower told, and the enemy, armed with spears and swords, drew off. Arab losses were at least 1,600 and the British lost some 140. With 12 appendices, and 13 illustrations, maps, diagrams etc.
Download or read book The Battle of Tofrek Fought Near Su kin 1885 Under Sir J C McNeill in Its Relation to the Mahdist Insurrection in the Eastern S dan With Maps Plans Despatches Etc written by William GALLOWAY (Corresponding Member of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.) and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battle of Tofrek Fought Near Suakin March 22nd 1885 written by William Galloway and published by . This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Battle of Tofrek Fought Near Su kin March 22nd 1885 Under Major General Sir John Carstairs M Neill in Its Relation to the Mahdist Insurrection in the Eastern S dan and to the Campaigns of 1884 and 1885 written by William Galloway and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Battle of Tofrek Fought Near Su kin March 22nd 1885 Under Major General Sir J C M Neill in Its Relation to the Mahdist Insurrection in the Eastern Sudan and the Campaigns of 1884 and 1885 written by William Galloway and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Battle of Tofrek Fought Near Su kin March 22nd 1885 Under Major General Sir John Carstairs M Neill in Its Relations to the Mahdist Insurrection in the Eastern S dan and to the Campaigns of 1884 and 1885 written by William Galloway and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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