“The Illustrated London News” on the War in the Sudan (original) (raw)
“The Nile Expedition” —Weekly Articles and Maps
- “The Nile Expedition” (3 January 1885): Map and Introduction to the Planned Campaign
- “The Nile Expedition” (10 January 1885)
- “The Nile Expedition” (24 January 1885): Arrival at the Wells of Gakdul
- “The Nile Expedition” (31 January 1885): Battle at the Wells of Abou Klea
- “The Nile Expedition” (7 February 1885): Fall of Karthoum to the Mahdi’s forces; detailed description the Battles of Abou Klea and the Nile
Ancient and Modern Technologies Used in the War in the Sudan
- Railways
- Sail Boats: Royal Engineers and Guards’ Camel Corps Leaving Dongola for the Front.
- Sail Boats: The 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment Pushing Forward at the Hannek Cataract
- Five Scenes from the Nile Expedition: Sailboats and Camel Saddles
- Steamships: Departure of Lord Wolsley from Ambukol — The Mudir of Bidding Good-Bye
- Boats and Naval Vessels on the Nile near Khartoum (I)
- Boats and Naval Vessels on the Nile near Khartoum (II)
Moving across the Desert
- A Column of Troops Starting across the Desert.
- A Bivouac in the Desert and a Desert March Two O’Clock in the Morning
Life in Fortresses, Camps, and on the March
- A Column of Troops Starting across the Desert.
- Concert at Korti — a Sailor ‘at Sea’ in the Desert of the Soudan
- Three Scenes at Gakdul Wells on the Desert March
Preparations for Combat and Battle Scenes
- Affair with Outposts
- An Alarm in the Desert the Desert. Advanced Guard Called Back to the Main Body
- Royal Engineers Building a Fort at Korti
- Camel Corps Forming Square to Receive Enemy’s Attack
- Mounted Infantry Capturing the First Prisoners near Gakdull
- Sir Redvers Buller’s Retreat from Metammeh to Korti: the Enemy Pursuing and Attacking at Abou Klea Wells.
Along the Nile
- Five Scenes near the Hannekh Cataract
- Four Views of the Nile from Sketches by Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Grant
- Three Views of the Nile by Various Artists
- Four Views of Karthoum and the Nile from Photographs
Casualties — the Dead and Wounded
- Portraits of Officers and Correspondents
- The Late Major-General Earle
- Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Homan Eyre, of the South Staffordshire Regiment
Related Material
Bibliography
Illustrated London News (6 May 1885): 506; (27 June 1885): 654. Hathi Trust Digital Library online version of a copy in the University of Chicago Library. Web. 21 August 2020.
Victorian Web Periodicals Ill. London News
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