Egypt Illustrated

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In 1883 the troubles connected with the Mahdi began, and in 1884 the total rout of Hicks Pasha''s army led to General Gordon''s mission to Khartoum. This was followed by the British Expedition up the Nile for his re...