The Advance Towards Dongola : Attack on the Dervishes near Akasheh on May 1. 1896.

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The Advance Towards Dongola : Attack on the Dervishes near Akasheh on May 1

  • The Advance Towards Dongola : Attack on the Dervishes near Akasheh on May 1. 1896.

  • Double Page Drawing.
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For Sale is a Double Page from "The Illustrated London News, May 23rd, 1896," showing a Drawing by Mr. H. C. Seppings-Wright, for "The Advance Towards Dongola : Attack on the Dervishes near Akasheh on May 1st."

Three squadrons of cavalry, supported by a Soudanese battalion, the whole force being under the command of Major Burn-Murdoch, came into collision four miles east of Akasheh with a force of two hundred Dervish horsemen and one thousand footmen.  There was a sharp skirmish, but the Dervishes were defeated with considerable loss.

Condition is Very Good,