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CONTENTS.
XIX. THE TRIUMPH.
-
The blacks returning from battle-A song of thanksgiving-
"They're lovely; they're rippers". General Hunter con-
voying the wounded - How the injured took their fate-
Church-parade—The return to Berber—The captive Mahmud
-The finest sight of the whole triumph
xi
161
XX. EGYPT OUT OF SEASON.
Port Said in summer-Cairo, a desolation-The Arab overcome
-The Continental Hotel-Nileless Egypt-The keys of the
Nile
XXI. GOING UP.
On the Cairo platform-The worst seventeen hours in Egypt-
The line at Luxor-The price of victory over the man-eating
Sudan-The Nile-flood-Halfa - Dervish recruits - Three
months' progress at Atbara The master- toast of the
Egyptian army.
168
173
XXII. THE FIRST STEPS FORWARD.
The force for Omdurman The Egyptian division The
Warwicks - Cavalry and artillery - The new gunboats-
Slatin Pasha - What the Khalifa's refusal to fight would
mean.
XXIII. IN SUMMER QUARTERS.
The one important question-Sport on the Atbara-A pessim-
istic senior captain-The Atbara Derby-A varied conversa-
tion-The recruit and the mirage-Facetious Tommies
180
187
XXIV. DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS.
How the blacks went up the river-The most business-like
business in the world - The Rifles' first experience - Two
favoured regiments-Amateur and professional transport—
The perfection of method.
192
XXV. THE PATHOLOGY OF THIRST.
The Sudan thirst-Some fine distinctions-The diversions of a
correspondent-The Sirdar at work-How to conquer the
thirst A sweet revenge-The moment of the day
198
XXVI. BY ROAD, RIVER, AND RAIL.
Fort Atbara becomes a British camp-A record for marching-
The gyassas fight the wind-Shipping the 40-pounders-The
Irish Fusiliers-The effect of lyddite-The arrival of the
Guards-British subalterns-One more incarnation
205
XXVII. THE LAST OF FORT ATBARA.
The restrictions of the modern war-correspondent - Scenery
finer than Switzerland-Two limp battalions-The Sirdar's
lightning movements-A dress-rehearsal of camels-Tardy
vengeance for a great humiliation
212
XXVIII. THE DESERT MARCH TO OMDURMAN.
A young regiment-First impressions of cavalry in the field-
A piquant contrast-A masterpiece of under-statement-A
military circus - Camping on an old cotton-field - The
vagaries of the Nile-A pleasant camp. The traces of
Mahdism
218
A sign-post in the wilderness—The massacre of the Jaalin-
Mahmud's forts-Mahmud's camp-The cenotaph of a tribe 226
XXX. A CORRESPONDENT'S DIARY.
A little world full of life-The best storm of the season-
"In the straight"-A standing miracle-A disaster to a
gunboat-Not a white man's country-The Intelligence
Department
233
XXXI. THE RECONNAISSANCES.
With the 21st Lancers - Dervishes at last! The lines of
Kerreri-The first shot-Kerreri abandoned-Omdurman
in sight-The Khalifa's army-A perfect reconnaissance. 249
XXXII. THE BATTLE OF OMDURMAN.
The position-The first attack- "Bearer party there!"-On to
Omdurman-The second attack-Broadwood in difficulties
-The Lancers' charge-Three against three thousand-The
third attack-Macdonald and his blacks-The last Dervish 259
XXXIII. ANALYSIS AND CRITICISM.
An appalling slaughter-Our losses-Casualties among corres-
pondents-The Khalifa's blunders and probable fate-The
battle of Gedaref-Our mistakes and our merits
284
XXXIV. OMDURMAN.
The destruction of the forts-The white flag-A squalid capital
-A huge harem-Through the breach-In the Khalifa's
citadel - Imposing on the savage- Gone!-Testing the
Khalifa's corn-Dog-tired-Flotsam of civilisation -- Filth,
lust, and blood.
297
XXXV. THE FUNERAL OF GORDON.
The Avengers-The seal on Khartum-The service-In Gordon's
garden-We leave him with the flag.
310
XXXVI. AFTER THE CONQUEST.
A tragedy played out - The vindication of our national self-
respect-The trade of the Sudan-Fat Egypt and the lean
Sudan - Beggarly, empty, miserable - Egyptian officials—
What Egypt has gained by the conquest-The future of
the Egyptian army-An empty limbo of torment-Naked
nature
317
LIST OF MAPS.
GENERAL MAP-EGYPT TO UGANDA
At the beginning
SKETCH MAP OF THE NILE AND ATBARA, to illustrate