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Sudan Expedition
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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
External links
- Khedive’s Sudan Medal 1896-1908 northeastmedals.co.uk
- Queen’s Sudan Medal 1896-1898 northeastmedals.co.uk
Historical books online
- The Egyptian Soudan, its loss and its recovery by Henry S. L. Alford and W. Dennistoun Sword. 1898 Archive.org
- 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.