This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...surprise was a large element in his plan. His idea was to attack the Dervishes in two columns, one by the desert, the other by the river route. The desert column was composed chiefly of mounted troops, and was placed under the orders of his cavalry commander, Major Burn-Murdoch. It was made up of the following troops: ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...surprise was a large element in his plan. His idea was to attack the Dervishes in two columns, one by the desert, the other by the river route. The desert column was composed chiefly of mounted troops, and was placed under the orders of his cavalry commander, Major Burn-Murdoch. It was made up of the following troops: --Captain Young's' Horse Battery, 6 guns. The ist North Staffordshire Machine Gun Section, 2 Maxims. Six Squadrons of Cavalry, 800 sabres. Major Tudway's Camel Corps, 670 rifles. The i2th Soudanese (Townshend), 7i7 officers and men, mounted on transport camels till they reached the scene of action. In all, Major Burn-Murdoch had about 2,400 men in his column. His orders were that they were to be in position on the hills east of Ferkeh by haif-past four o'clock on Sunday morning. The hour of sunrise was eighteen minutes past five; and they were told that about five o'clock they would hear the fire of the river column as it came into action. Burn-Murdoch was to keep his own force well back, so as to be out of the field of fire of the river column, and as soon as he heard it he was to open with his artillery on the Dervishes. He was especially to use his guns and Maxims, to prevent and break up by flank fire any attempt of the enemy to mass for a charge. As soon as Ferkeh village was taken he was to have his cavalry and camel-men ready to fall upon the retiring Dervishes, and pursue them southwards, preventing them rallying, and destroying or capturing as much as possible of their force. about seven thousand men. In the rear of the Third Brigade marched the field hospital, carried by one hundred camels, and another hundred camels laden with the reserve ammunition. 1 Captain N. E. Young, R.A., and Egyptian Army. The Sirdar took personal command of ..
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