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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==
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_3-2_1-4&cid=1-1-53#1-1-53 Collection 274 Egypt Expedition 1896: defence of Suakin '''IOR/L/MIL/7/12706-12735'''] 1896-1900 including
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_3-2_1-4&cid=1-1-53-25&kw=Medal#1-1-53-25 Collection 274/25 Egyptian Medal granted by Khedive: medal rolls. '''IOR/L/MIL/7/12730'''] 1897-1901
**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_3-2_1-4&cid=1-1-53-30#1-1-53-30 Collection 274/31 Soudan Medal 1898: grant of to Indian contingent at Suakin 1896. '''IOR/L/MIL/7/12735'''] 1899-1900
==External links==
*[http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/sudan/khedives_sudan_1896_1908.htm Khedive’s Sudan Medal 1896-1908] northeastmedals.co.uk
*[http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/sudan/queens_sudan_1896_1898.htm Queen’s Sudan Medal 1896-1898] northeastmedals.co.uk
* Victorian Wars Forum thread [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1958&p=8036#p7968 Sudan 1896-1898]
==Historical books online==
*[http://archive.org/stream/egyptiansoudani01sworgoog#page/n16/mode/2up ''The Egyptian Soudan, its loss and its recovery''] by Henry S. L. Alford and W. Dennistoun Sword. 1898 Archive.org
**[http://archive.org/stream/egyptiansoudani01sworgoog#page/n118/mode/2up Arrival of Indian troops]
**[http://archive.org/stream/egyptiansoudani01sworgoog#page/n397/mode/1up Indian Contingent]
*[http://archive.org/stream/riverwarhistoric00chur#page/n9/mode/2up ''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
**[http://archive.org/stream/riverwarhistoric00chur#page/119/mode/1up/ Arrival of the Indian troops] who were sent to Suakin to garrison the town and forts, reliving other troops for active participation.

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