"The Gunboats of Omdurman" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 05 Sep 2023 6:18 p.m. PST |
In the climactic battle of the Mahdist War, British naval gunfire was a crucial ingredient of victory. USNI: link |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 06 Sep 2023 10:48 a.m. PST |
Nice article! The listed sources are of more interest, though, especially the cited "Proceedings" source that I may try looking up. Thanks for this posting. TVAG |
| Ragbones | 06 Sep 2023 11:31 a.m. PST |
I stopped reading the article after the author wrote that the Mahdi had been "killed during the siege." Such a fundamental inaccuracy calls into question everything else. Mohammed Ahmad died months after the siege. The cause of his death is still debated today. It did not, however, have anything to do with the siege. |
Shagnasty  | 06 Sep 2023 11:37 a.m. PST |
Very interesting. I knew Beatty had been there but not Hood. |
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