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One of the Egyptian officers declared he had no money...Khalid had him marched outside and flogged repeatedly - for the next three days he was given 1000 lashes a day. Every stroke made Hamada more determined not to yield...Khalid ordered the lashing stopped and had Hamada's ruined body handed over to his jailors. His guards poured a solution of salt water and chili peppers at over his open wounds at intervals.
— Mar 12, 2022 07:51AM
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Sweetwilliam
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“The sirdar waited patiently on his horse for full daylight to come, knowing that he had reached the current climax of his career... Before the men had started their night-march the previous afternoon, he had sent a message round to all units: The sirdar is absolutely certain that every man will do his duty. He has only these words to say: ‘Remember Gordon. The men before you are his murderers.’”
— Mar 25, 2022 09:06AM
Sweetwilliam
is on page 258 of 512
Gordon could have easily left Khartoum had he wished to do so, but evacuating himself would have meant betraying those he had sworn to protect. What troubled him most, indeed, was the knowledge that had he not been there, the population could have surrendered to the Mahdi’s mercy. They had endured endless hardship for his sake: thousands of troops had died defending them…it was his duty to share their fate
— Mar 23, 2022 08:09AM
Sweetwilliam
is on page 208 of 512
Not realizing that Camel’s soft pads are custom-made for walking on sand, the army had actually sent out a number for shoeing-smiths….They did not know it’s capabilities or limitations….Few British soldiers got past the idea that the camel was a joke.”
…as the would-be cameleers approached the animals. Anyone who stood in front of an irritated camel was likely to get splattered by evil smelling vomit”
— Mar 22, 2022 04:33PM
…as the would-be cameleers approached the animals. Anyone who stood in front of an irritated camel was likely to get splattered by evil smelling vomit”
Sweetwilliam
is on page 139 of 512
The tribes received him [Gordon] with delight only because he had announced an end to the ban on the slave trade. Once it was generally known that his intention was to remove the garrisons and abandon the Sudan, they would join the rebellion. The evacuation route would be blocked, the telegraph line would be cut and he would be isolated in Khartoum. He had opened Pandora’s box.
— Mar 20, 2022 06:22AM
Sweetwilliam
is on page 75 of 512
Many have suggested a close parallel between Gordon and the Mahdi, yet the comparison does not hold up to close analysis. In fact, while the Mahdi was in some ways a soldier masquerading as a mystic, Gordon was a mystic masquerading as a soldier
— Mar 12, 2022 08:36AM
