Scope and Contents
115 x 85 mm. Woodburytype frontispiece, to Colborne (1884).
William Hicks Pasha (1830-1883) served in the Indian Army. In 1883 he was appointed by the Egyptian Government to command a field force against the Mahdists, which entered Kordofan, but was defeated at Kashgil, an engagement in which Hicks and all his staff were killed.
Dates
- Creation: 1883
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 image in 1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche numbers 20-21.
Bibliography
General
This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Unknown
Geographic
- Date
- 2004-08-02 14:59:23+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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