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Title: Cassell's history of the war in the Soudan
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Grant, James, 1822-1887
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Publisher: London Cassel
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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8ENNAAR, ON THE BLCE NILE. was now very hot, and it was obviousthat marching would prove severework for the troops. Admiral Hewett, who had not yetdeparted on his Abyssinian mission,landed 200 men to hold the town inthe absence of the troops. As yet theGovernment had shown no intention ofpermanently garrisoning Suakim ; thus,no accommodation had been made forour men during the hot season, and it to obtain the appointment as Bey forMr. Brewster, a Scotsman in theEgyptian service, whose assistance hehad found invaluable in the arduoustask of restoring order at Suakim.Our ships and soldiers held the place;but everywhere the red flag of Egyptfloated ashore; not a Union Jack wa.sto be seen, and our soldiers were begin-ning to be sick of their vague and pur-poseless work.
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158 CASSELLS BISTORT OF THE WAB IN THE SOUDAN. It was the hour of four in the after-noon when our troops started in questof Osman Dignas camp, unaccompaniedby a Naval Brigade, owing to thedifficulties of the road for the convey-ance of machine guns; and, in conse-quence of sickness and recent casualties,the present expedition was a somewhatweak one. The old zeriba was reached abouteight in the evening by General Grraham,after a most harassing march, duringwhich more than twenty-five per cent,had to succumb to the heat, and therewere many cases of sunstroke. The rear of the column resembleda routed army, the men marchingwithout their rifles, wrote a correspon-dent ; and it was really sad to see somuch suffering for an object which isnot clearly understood. But for the ton and a half of icecarried by the Ambulance Corps manydeaths would have occurred. The force encamped outside thezeriba. There was no moonlight then,and though the skies were starry, thenights were very dark. By dawn, ma

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