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Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Blue Jackets at Suakim
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Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Blue Jackets at Suakim
Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Blue Jackets at Suakim - Blue jackets walking through arched doorway. Part of Box 244 Boswell Collection - Sudan War. Date: 1881 - 1889
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Arched Campaign Doorway Jackets Mahdist Sudan Suakim
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This evocative photograph captures a moment during the Mahdist War in Sudan, specifically the Sudan Campaign of the late 1880s. The Blue Jackets, members of the Royal Navy, are seen here making their way through an arched doorway at Suakim, a strategic Red Sea port city that was a key objective in the British effort to suppress the Mahdist rebellion. The Mahdist War, also known as the Sudanese War or the Mahdist Revolt, was a prolonged conflict between the Mahdist state, led by the Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad ibn Abd Allah, and the forces of the British Empire and its Egyptian allies. The Blue Jackets, dressed in their distinctive blue uniforms, carry rifles and march in formation, their faces set with determination. The dimly lit interior of the archway is illuminated by the flickering light of a lantern held aloft by one of the soldiers, casting long shadows on the rough-hewn walls. The image conveys a sense of both the harsh conditions of the campaign and the unwavering resolve of the British troops. The photograph is part of the Boswell Collection, which documents the Sudan War through a series of lantern slides. The exact date of this particular image is not known, but it is believed to have been taken between 1881 and 1889. The Boswell Collection, now held by the National Library of Scotland, provides a valuable visual record of this pivotal moment in the history of Sudan and the British Empire.
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