The Egyptian Campaigns 1882-1885, and the Events Which Led to Them

Royle, Charles

Published by Hurst and Blackett, 1886

About this Item

First edition. Two octavo volumes. Red cloth with gilt illustrations of the sphinx to the front cover of each volume. Spines slightly darkened and stained. Complete with vi+389 pp in volume 1 and 388 pp and publisher's ads in volume 2. Includes 3 maps, the first volume with 2 folding maps and the second with a folding map and 6 illustrations. Very good condition overall. A history of the British interventions in Egypt and the Sudan in the late nineteenth century to confront an uprising against the Egyptian Khedivate led by Muhammed Ahmad bin Abd Allah who had proclaimed himself the Mahdi (the guided one) of Islam. The uprising had several initial successes, including overcoming British General Gordon at the siege of Khartoum in 1885. The Sudanese subsequently launched several campaigns against Emin Pasha, the Governor of the Egyptian state of equatorial, as well as the neighbouring Congo Free State and the Ethiopian Empire. Ultimately, however, in 1899 (well after the publication of this book) British forces under the command of Lord Kitchener were able to reassert Egyptian claims to the Sudan in which Britain had de facto control. This continued until Sudanese independence in 1956. Seller Inventory # 000033

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Egyptian Campaigns 1882-1885, and the ...

Publisher: Hurst and Blackett

Publication Date: 1886

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition