Battle of the Sudan: With Kitchener in Sudan by Klaus Schwanitz (English) Paperb
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Battle of the Sudan: With Kitchener in Sudan by Klaus Schwanitz (English) Paperb. Battle of the Sudan by Klaus Schwanitz, G.H. Henty. Author Klaus Schwanitz, G.H. Henty. Colonel Hicks was to go to Khartoum and Gregory went as an interpreter, three weeks passed and nothing was heard it was said Hicks army had been destroyed, Gregory's wife took up teaching and waited for him, Khartoum had fallen, and Gordon killed. Battle of the Sudan by Klaus Schwanitz, G.H. Henty Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This is an interesting account of a critical historical period when a serious revolt occurred in Sudan triggered by a religious event. The Mahdist War (1881-99) was a British colonial war of the late 19th century, which was fought between the Mahdist Sudanese of the religious leader, Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah, who had proclaimed himself the "Mahdi" of Islam, and the forces of the Khedivate of Egypt, initially, and later the forces of Britain. Gregory Hartley was the son of the Honorable James Hartley, brother of the Marquis of Langdale, after his travels in Egypt he returned to marry a governess, his father disapproved and cut him off, his wife became ill and he left for Egypt for a warmer climate taking work where he could, to protect his family he changed his name to Hilliard, they now had a son; there was unrest in Egypt and Gregory sent his wife and child away. The English fleet demanded the surrender of the town; after peace came, Gregory moved to Cairo with his family where he got a job supplying the army. Colonel Hicks was to go to Khartoum and Gregory went as an interpreter, three weeks passed and nothing was heard it was said Hicks army had been destroyed, Gregory's wife took up teaching and waited for him, Khartoum had fallen, and Gordon killed. Years later Gregory's son was also called Gregory, he was taught the tribal languages and fencing, he was now 15 years, his mother was ill and died. Mr. Murphy at the bank arranged for Gregory to go to Dongola as an interpreter, Captain Ewert traveled with him, after many hours by train and steamer they reached Wada Halfa where they were building a railway, they were to guard it, at the end of the line it was held by Dervishes, finally Gregory arrived at Merawi and was sent to General Hunter, he picked out a servant, Zaki, Gregory was sent on a mission to Metemmeh to spy on the Mahmud's army. After quite an adventure they returned with information to the General. Gregory was to leave with General Hunter, at Abu Hamed there was a battle to take the town, Gregory left for Berber with Ahmed Bey and then on the gun boats with Captain Keppel, shelling the Dervish forts. Gregory becomes involved in many battles with the Khalifa and his Dervish forces, he is captured and escapes, the railway was pushed further into the Khalifa's country, Gregory could find no news on his father he still hoped he was alive. What does the future hold for him, will he ever find his father and find out who he really was? Details ISBN 1546933247 ISBN-13 9781546933243 Title Battle of the Sudan Author Klaus Schwanitz, G.H. Henty Format Paperback Year 2017 Pages 402 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GEItemID:129250859; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
