WITH THE CAMEL CORPS UP THE NILE

Count Gleichon, Lieut. Grenadier Guards

ISBN 10: 184734447X / ISBN 13: 9781847344472

Published by Naval & Military Press, 2006

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HB xi+320pp. sketches, map 2004 N&MP Reprint of 1888 Original Edition An intriguing account of the part played by the Camel Corps in the 1885 expedition mounted - too late, in the authorâ s opinion - by the Gladstone Government in the forlorn hope of saving Khartoum from the forces of the Mahdi, and rescuing General Gordon. Gleichen was an aristocratic officer of the Grenadier Guards seconded - to his great joy - to the Camel Corps from garrison duty in Dublin. His book is a record of battles fought and won, of dangers run and difficulties overcome - and of ultimate frustration when the â worst possible newsâ arrives of Gordonâ s death. En route the reader learns a great deal about the behaviour and management of camels. With four appendices on the Camel Corpâ s composition and losses, and illustrated with the authorâ s own talented and witty drawings and a map.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: WITH THE CAMEL CORPS UP THE NILE
• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184734447X
• ISBN 13: 9781847344472
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • History
  • Military History

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Synopsis

"'The sand of the desert is sodden redThe Gatling's jammed and the colonel dead'"This is a fascinating memoir of the early career of a prominent British soldier of the late 19th and early 20th century. It is made the more interesting because it concerns the actions of one of those odd types of unit that special and peculiar conditions occasionally create in armed forces-in this case the Guard's Camel Regiment. The author guides the reader through the fascinating and unique business of combining Guardsmen and camels before they together embark on the ill-fated campaign to rescue the beleaguered Gordon in Khartoum. This is a unique book which describes the desert march in vivid detail. What makes it essential is the description of the battle of Abu Klea from the perspective of one who fought within the famous 'broken square.' This, together with riveting battle action at Abu Kru and other engagements makes for a classic account of the 'gentlemen in khaki' at war in the name of the Queen Empress. The text is liberally illustrated by the author. Available in soft cover and hard cover with dust jacket.