Image: General Kitchener and the Anglo-egyptian Nile Campaign, 1898; Queen's own Cameron Highlanders HU93850
Description: General Kitchener and the Anglo-egyptian Nile Campaign, 1898 The Queen's own Cameron Highlanders, wearing kilts and pith helmets, prepare to leave Darmali for Atbara in Sudan during the march of the British Brigade from Abu Dis to confront Mahdi forces at Atbara. The Special Army Order issued by the Horse Guards at the end of the campaign noted: The march of the British Brigade to the Atbara, when in six daysfor one of which it was haltedit covered 140 miles in a most trying climate, shows what British troops can do when called upon.
Title: General Kitchener and the Anglo-egyptian Nile Campaign, 1898; Queen's own Cameron Highlanders HU93850
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//10/media-10314/large.jpg This photograph HU 93850 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Francis Gregson
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