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The Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan was quite grandiose too.
by zatertip 7y ago
The Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan was quite grandiose too.
- JackFr 7y agoWinston Churchill (a lieutenant at the time) participated in the last calvary charge by the British Army at Battle of Omdurman. https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1957-04-4-1 https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1957-04-4-1 It's amazing to realize that Churchill's army commission was granted by Queen Victoria and the last government he was in was under Queen Elizabeth II.