The Graphic

Item

Title

The Graphic

magazine

Subject

Sudan; Omdurman, Battle of, 1898; battles

Description

Copy of The Graphic, dated 1898-09-24. Account of the Battle of Omdurman under headline “The Avenging of Gordon”, with supplement giving history of Sudan up to the battle. Images show: The charge of the 21st Lancers (cover); Charles Neufeld, a prisoner of the Khalifa (p. 404); the defence of the Khalifa's black standard (p. 406); General Macdonald's brigade in action (p. 407); Kitchener's gunboat steaming south to Fashoda (p. 408 upper); a British officer on the advance to Omdurman (p. 408 lower); two photographs of officers and men of the 21st Lancers (p. 409); three hand-drawn maps of the Battle of Omdurman (p. 410 upper); occupied Omdurman (p. 410 lower); British forces firing on advancing Ansar (p. 411); Camel Corps soldiers at observation post at Wad Hamed (p. 412); advance of the 1st Brigade from Wad Hamed (p. 413); photograph of the band of the 11th Sudanese (p. 414 upper); battlefield overview (p. 414 middle); photograph of a Gatling battery (p. 414 lower); 11th Sudanese in the trenches (p. 415 upper); 14th Sudanese during the Battle of Omdurman (p. 415 lower); Maxim guns in action (p. 418 upper); The Mahdi's qubba (domed tomb) damaged by shall fire (p. 418 lower); five small illustrations, including two of Slatin Pasha (p. 419) [FHM 25/09/2019, FN/ON 09/02/2020]