THE DOWNFALL OF THE DERVISHES

Art Photogravure C^o. L^td.

Lord Kitchener of Khartoum.

From a Photograph by Bassano.

THE DOWNFALL OF THE DERVISHES

OR

THE AVENGING OF GORDON

BEING A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF THE FINAL SOUDAN CAMPAIGN OF 1898

BY

ERNEST N. BENNETT, M. A.

FELLOW AND LECTURER OF HERTFORD COLLEGE, OXFORD SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT FOR "THE WESTMINSTER GAZETTE"

WITH A PORTRAIT, MAP AND PLANS

LONDON

METHUEN & CO.

NEW YORK

NEW AMSTERDAM BOOK COMPANY

1899

TO

MY FRIEND

H. R. H.

I DEDICATE THIS LITTLE BOOK