Sudan Expedition

Suakin 1896. Part of the Reconquest of the Sudan, 1896-1898.

Indian troops were sent to Suakin to garrison the town and forts, relieving other troops for active participation.

British Library records

• Collection 274 Egypt Expedition 1896: defence of Suakin IOR/L/MIL/7/12706-12735 1896-1900 including
  • Collection 274/25 Egyptian Medal granted by Khedive: medal rolls. IOR/L/MIL/7/12730 1897-1901
  • Collection 274/31 Soudan Medal 1898: grant of to Indian contingent at Suakin 1896. IOR/L/MIL/7/12735 1899-1900

External links

• Khedive’s Sudan Medal 1896-1908 northeastmedals.co.uk
• Queen’s Sudan Medal 1896-1898 northeastmedals.co.uk
• Victorian Wars Forum thread Sudan 1896-1898

Historical books online

• The Egyptian Soudan, its loss and its recovery by Henry S. L. Alford and W. Dennistoun Sword. 1898 Archive.org
  • Arrival of Indian troops
  • Indian Contingent
• The River War: an Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan by Winston Spencer Churchill 1902 Archive.org . This is a "new and revised edition" which is a condensed edition of two previous volumes first published in 1899
  • Arrival of the Indian troops who were sent to Suakin to garrison the town and forts, reliving other troops for active participation.