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{{War|name=Sudan Campaign |dates=1885 |image=|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan Sudan] |combatant1=British and Indians |combatant2=[[Egypt]] |result=British victory |medal=<br>[http://www.britishmedals.info/egypt_medal.html Egypt Medal 1882-89]<br>Clasps: Suakin 1884, The Nile 1884-5,Abu Klea, Kirberkan, Suakin 1885, Tofrek, Gemaizah and Toski. |category=[[:Category:Sudan Campaign|Sudan Campaign]] |link1= }}
{{War|name=Sudan Campaign |dates=1885 |image=|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan Sudan] |combatant1=British, Egyptians and Indians |combatant2=Sudanese tribesmen |result=Fall of Khartoum/British withdrawal |medal=<br>[http://www.britishmedals.info/egypt_medal.html Egypt Medal 1882-89]<br>Clasps: Suakin 1884, The Nile 1884-5,Abu Klea, Kirberkan, Suakin 1885, Tofrek, Gemaizah and Toski. |category=[[:Category:Sudan Campaign|Sudan Campaign]] |link1= }}


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Also called the '''Anglo-Sudan War''' or the '''Sudanese Mahdist Revolt'''. In the 1870s  a Muslim cleric named Muhammad Ahmad preached  revolt against the Egyptian administration in Sudan. He proclaimed himself Mahdi and in 1883 defeated an Egyptian expedition. A second expedition led by European officers was massacred at El Obeid. Charles Gordon was sent to Sudan to supervise the withdrawal of occupying forces and was besieged in Khartoum. The British sent a relief expedition under Sir Garnet Wolseley but Khartoum fell and Gordon was killed before it reached the city. Sudan then passed completely under the control of the Mahdists.
Also called the '''Anglo-Sudan War''' or the '''Sudanese Mahdist Revolt'''. In the 1870s  a Muslim cleric named Muhammad Ahmad preached  revolt against the Egyptian administration in Sudan. He proclaimed himself Mahdi and in 1883 defeated an Egyptian expedition. A second expedition led by European officers was massacred at El Obeid. Charles Gordon was sent to Sudan to supervise the withdrawal of occupying forces and was besieged in Khartoum. The British sent a relief expedition under Sir Garnet Wolseley with an Indian contingent which disembarked at Suakin. Khartoum fell and Gordon was killed before relief could reach the city. Sudan then passed completely under the control of the Mahdists.


== British Expeditionary Force ==
== Indian Contingent ==
(''40,000+ troops)''
''3,000 troops under [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101014035/ Brig-Gen John Hudson CB]''
*Commander: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101036995/ Lieut Gen Sir Garnet Wolseley]
*[[15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|15th Sikhs]]
*Chief of Staff: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Miller_Adye Lieut Gen Sir John Adye]
*[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|9th Bengal Cavalry]]
 
*[[17th (Loyal Purbeah) Regiment of Bengal Infantry|17th Bengal Infantry]]
1st Division ([http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029579/ Lt Gen George Harry Smith Willis])
*One Coy [[Madras Sappers and Miners]]
 
1st (Guards) Infantry Brigade ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Arthur,_Duke_of_Connaught_and_Strathearn Maj Gen HRH Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught])
*2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
*2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards
*1st Battalion, Scots Guards
 
2nd Infantry Brigade ([http://www.reubique.com/graham.htm Maj Gen Gerald Graham])
*1st Battalion, [[3rd Regiment of Foot|The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)]]
*[[87th Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers]]
*[[87th Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers]]
*[[84th Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment]]
 
Divisional Troops
*[[19th Hussars]] (2 Sqns)
*[[46th Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]]
*A Battery, 1st Field Brigade, [[Royal Artillery]]
*D Battery, 1st Field Brigade, [[Royal Artillery]]
*24 Field Company, Royal Engineers
*12 Company, Army Commissariat and Transport Corps
*1 Bearer Company, Army Hospital Corps (Half)
*3 Field Hospital, Army Hospital Corps
 
2nd Division ([http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12150?docPos=2 Lt Gen Sir Edward Hamley])
 
3rd (Highland) Infantry Brigade ([http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101030380/ Maj Gen Sir Archibald Alison])
*[[74th Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry]]
*[[42nd Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion, Black Watch]]
*1st Battalion, [[79th Regiment of Foot|Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders]]
*1st Battalion, [[100th Regiment of Foot|Gordon Highlanders]]
 
4th Infantry Brigade ([http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101037000/ Maj Gen Sir Evelyn Wood VC])
*1st Battalion, [[35th Regiment of Foot|The Royal Sussex Regiment]]
*1st Battalion, [[66th Regiment of Foot|The Royal Berkshire Regiment]]
*[[38th Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment]]
*1st Battalion, [[53rd Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry]]
 
Divisional Troops
*[[19th Hussars]] (2 Sqns)
*3rd Battalion, [[60th Regiment of Foot|King's Royal Rifle Corps]]
*I Battery, 2nd Field Brigade, [[Royal Artillery]]
*N Battery, 2nd Field Brigade, [[Royal Artillery]]
*26 Field Company, Royal Engineers
*11 Company, Army Commissariat and Transport Corps
*2 Bearer Company, Army Hospital Corps (Half)
*4 Field Hospital, Army Hospital Corps
*5 Field Hospital, Army Hospital Corps
 
Indian Contingent ([http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101017726/ Maj Gen Sir Herbert Macpherson VC])
*[[63rd Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion, The Manchester Regiment]]
*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders]]
*[[7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Regiment of Bengal Infantry|7th Bengal Infantry]]
*[[8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|20th Punjab Infantry]]
*[[29th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry|29th Baluch Infantry]]
*7 (Mountain) Battery, Northern Division, Royal Garrison Artillery
*(plus their own Commissariat, Engineers etc.)
 
Cavalry Division ([http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032906/ Maj Gen Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe])
 
1st (Heavy) Cavalry Brigade ([http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101050010/ Brig Gen Baker Russell])
*Household Cavalry Regiment (1 Sqn each from the 1st Life Guards, 2nd Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards)
*[[4th Dragoon Guards]]
*[[7th Dragoon Guards]]
 
2nd (Bengal) Cavalry Brigade (Brig Gen HC Wilson)
*[[2nd Bengal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|2nd Bengal Cavalry]]
*[[6th Bengal Cavalry]]
*[[13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers|13th Bengal Lancers]]
 
Division Troops
*N Battery, 1 Horse Brigade, [[Royal Horse Artillery]]
*Mounted Infantry Battalion (formed from Mounted Coys of line infantry battalions)
*17 Company, Army Commissariat and Transport
*6 Field Hospital, Army Hospital Corps
 
Army Troops
 
*Naval Brigade
*Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry
*G Battery, 2nd Horse Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
*F Battery, 1st Field Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
*H Battery, 1st Field Brigade, RFA
*C Battery, 3rd Field Brigade, RFA
*J Battery, 3rd Field Brigade, RFA
*T Battery, 3rd Field Brigade, RFA
*Royal Marine Artillery
*1 Battery, London Division, Royal Garrison Artillery
*4 Battery, London Division, RGA
*5 Battery, London Division, RGA
*5 Battery, Scottish Division, RGA
*6 Battery, Scottish Division, RGA
 
Army Train
*A (Bridging) Troop, Royal Engineers
*C (Telegraph) Troop, RE
*Railway Troop, RE
*8 Field Company, RE
*17 Field Company, RE
*18 Field Company, RE
*A Company, Queen’s Own [[Madras Sappers and Miners]]
*I Company, QOMS&M
*8 Company, Army Commissariat and Transport Corps
*15 Company, ACT Corps
*Auxiliary Company, ACT Corps
*2 Bearer Company, Army Hospital Corps
*1 Field Hospital, AHC
*3 Field Hospital, AHC
*7 Field Hospital, AHC
*8 Field Hospital, AHC


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/africancampaigns/egypt1882/egypt1882.htm Egyptian Campaign 1882] British Empire website<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdist_War Mahdist War] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1882_Anglo-Egyptian_War 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War] Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DLl7V06o5HkC&pg=Front%20Cover&dq=Wolseley&as_brr=3&ei=DMuSSpK2MJGsNtTcgbwH#v=onepage&q=Sir%20Garnet%20Wolseley%201882&f=false Wolseley's Conquest of Egypt] Google Books
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ahmad Muhammad Ahmad] Wikipedia<br>
==== Historical Books on-line ====
==== Historical Books on-line ====
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/24/mode/2up  Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Egyptian Campaign 1882] archive.org  
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/54/mode/2up  Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Sudan Campaign 1882] archive.org  
[[Category:Egyptian Campaign| Egyptian Campaign]]
[[Category:Sudan Campaign| Sudan Campaign]]
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Egyptian Campaign]]
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Sudan Campaign]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Egyptian Campaign]]

Revision as of 17:39, 13 December 2009

Sudan Campaign
1885
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
[[Image:|250px| ]]
Location: Sudan
Combatants:
British, Egyptians and Indians Sudanese tribesmen
Result: Fall of Khartoum/British withdrawal
Medals:
Egypt Medal 1882-89
Clasps: Suakin 1884, The Nile 1884-5,Abu Klea, Kirberkan, Suakin 1885, Tofrek, Gemaizah and Toski.
Links:
Category: Sudan Campaign


Summary

Also called the Anglo-Sudan War or the Sudanese Mahdist Revolt. In the 1870s a Muslim cleric named Muhammad Ahmad preached revolt against the Egyptian administration in Sudan. He proclaimed himself Mahdi and in 1883 defeated an Egyptian expedition. A second expedition led by European officers was massacred at El Obeid. Charles Gordon was sent to Sudan to supervise the withdrawal of occupying forces and was besieged in Khartoum. The British sent a relief expedition under Sir Garnet Wolseley with an Indian contingent which disembarked at Suakin. Khartoum fell and Gordon was killed before relief could reach the city. Sudan then passed completely under the control of the Mahdists.

Indian Contingent

3,000 troops under Brig-Gen John Hudson CB

External Links

Mahdist War Wikipedia
Muhammad Ahmad Wikipedia

Historical Books on-line

Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Sudan Campaign 1882 archive.org

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