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We Are a Curious Polyglot Sudanese Army Community
SOUDANESE SOLDIER recounts the diverse composition of Sudanese troops in the British forces, detailing Kurds Albanians Egyptians and many tribes. He notes Dervish veterans their lives in Khartoum and Tel el Kebir and portrays black soldiers as fierce fighters with strong family ties and a need for stable home life. He praises Ali Gifoon Omar and other officers, describes marriages with local women, and recalls the 1896 forward movement at Dongola.
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Cornhill Magazine
Nyum
Fertite
Bagirma
Congo
Khedivial
Arabi
Tel-el-Kebi
Alexandria
Ali Gifoon
Shillock
Calaba
Mexico
Omar
Stanley
Africa
Nafar
Aml
Hakeem
Soudan
Paragalla
Wallahi
Hie
Min
Anil
Wadi Halfa
Assouan
Suakin
Monile
Asseuan
Halfa
Dongola
Fashoda
Khartoum
Uganda
Thurstad
Firket
Camel Corps
Capsean
Dervish
Compa