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Articles on the Sudan Campaigns

Osman Digna

 

Introductory Articles

Coming soon...

A range of shorter, introductory articles about all features of the Sudan campaigns:

  • the Sudan
  • the armies
  • major battles
  • medals
  • and more
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    Longer Articles

    The links below are a small sample of the varied articles pertaining to the Sudan which appear in the VMS Society journal 'Soldiers of the Queen' and also in the newsletter of the Sudan group, 'Zeriba'.
    All files are in pdf format for ease of printing and/or reading. File sizes are given in brackets.

    Sudanese weapons of the late 19th century
    By Ralph Moore-Morris (57kb)
    Reproduced from Soldiers of the Queen, number 83

    Sudanese Knives
    By Ralph Moore-Morris (717kb)
    Reproduced from Zeriba, number 2

    Manstoppers: Handguns in service 1880-1900
    By Ralph Moore-Morris (69 kb)
    Reproduced from Zeriba, number 6

    The Camel Gun
    By Ralph Moore-Morris (445 kb)
    Reproduced from Zeriba, number21

    Among the Desert Sands: the experiences of Private MacAuley of the Scots Guards
    (308 kb)
    Reproduced from Zeriba, number 19

    The Sudan Military Railway
    By Ralph Moore-Morris (130 kb)
    Reproduced from Soldiers of the Queen, number 94

    By Land By Sea By Camel? The Royal Marines Detachment of the Camel Corps in Egypt in 1884-85 By Cliff Fuller (63 kb)
    Reproduced from Soldiers of the Queen, number 104

    The role of Lieutenant David Beatty RN and the gunboat flotilla in the Reconquest of the Sudan
    By Richard Caie (521 kb)
    Reproduced from Soldiers of the Queen, number 92

    Army Reform and the Egyptian War, 1882
    By Michael Barthorp (76 kb)
    Reproduced from Soldiers of the Queen, number 71

    The Last of the Mahdists
    By Edwin Herbert (250 kb)
    Reproduced from Soldiers of the Queen, number 94