Note 447 — Chapter XVI · FIRST PART OF THE WAR IN THE SUDAN, 1884-85—EXPEDITION UP THE NILE.
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“I was much struck by the demeanour of the Guards Officers. There was no noise or fuss; all the orders were given as if on parade, and they spoke to their men as if nothing unusual was going on” (From Korti to Khartum , p. 36).