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Title: Battle of Omdurman sword, 1898 [Go to resource]
Description: This sword and scabbard were found on the battlefield of Omdurman in the Sudan. The scabbard has metal bands cut from the bases of Huntley & Palmers biscuits tins so that the firm's name was prominently displayed. The battle was part of a British military campaign led by General Herbert Kitchener against Dervish rule in the Sudan because they threatened British strategic interests in the region. The battle took place on 2 September 1898 and the Khalifa Abdullah el Taash was defeated. Winston Churchill rode with the 21st Lancers at the battle. Format: image/jpeg License: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 Rights holder: Reading Borough Council (Reading Museum Service) Subjects: General Gordon
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General Kitchener
warTemporal: start=1898-01-01; end=1898-12-31; Source: Sense of place SE Identifier: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... Language: en-GB Format: image/jpeg Go to resource More Like this...
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