Title

'Storming of Firket', c1900. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Storming of Firket', c1900. The Battle of Ferkeh (or Firket) occurred during the Mahdist War in which an army of the Mahdist Sudanese was surprised and routed by Egyptian forces, led by Sir Herbert Kitchener, in June 1896. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne]

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM23A77_007

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NA

License type

Rights managed

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62,4Mb (7,4Mb) / 15,4in x 15,7in / 4632 x 4711 (300dpi)

Keywords

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