The River War / An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
By Winston Churchill
Length14h 7m
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"The River War" is a historical account of the reconquest of the Soudan (1899), by Winston Churchill, concerning his experiences as a British Army officer, during the Mahdist War (1881–99) in the Sudan. It is a history of the British imperial involvement in the Sudan, and the Mahdi War between the British forces, led by Lord Kitchener, and the Dervish forces, led by Khalifa Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, "The Mahdi", heir to the self-proclaimed Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad who had embarked on a campaign to conquer Egypt, to drive out the non-Muslim infidels. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
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GenreHistory
Length14 hrs 7 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 18, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I: THE REBELLION OF THE MAHDI
2CHAPTER II: THE FATE OF THE ENVOY
3CHAPTER III: THE DERVISH EMPIRE
4CHAPTER IV: THE YEARS OF PREPARATION
5CHAPTER V: THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR
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6CHAPTER VI: FIRKET
7CHAPTER VII: THE RECOVERY OF THE DONGOLA PROVINCE
8CHAPTER VIII: THE DESERT RAILWAY
9CHAPTER IX: ABU HAMED
10CHAPTER X: BERBER
11CHAPTER XI: RECONNAISSANCE
12CHAPTER XII: THE BATTLE OF THE ATBARA
13CHAPTER XIII: THE GRAND ADVANCE
14CHAPTER XIV: THE OPERATIONS OF THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER
15CHAPTER XV: THE BATTLE OF OMDURMAN
16CHAPTER XVI: THE FALL OF THE CITY
17CHAPTER XVII: 'THE FASHODA INCIDENT'
18CHAPTER XVIII: ON THE BLUE NILE
19CHAPTER XIX: THE END OF THE KHALIFA
20APPENDIX
21DECLARATION RELATIVE TO THE BRITISH AND FRENCH SPHERES OF INFLUENCE IN
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