A Prisoner of the Khaleefa: Twelve Years Captivity at Omdurman
CHAPTER XXIII
THE SIRDAR AND SAVAGE WARFARE
The looting of Omdurman—Soudanese troops to the rescue—Genial horseplay—A war correspondent’s article—The Sirdar errs in giving quarter—Lex talionis—The ferocity of wounded dervishes—No succour desirable—A challenge to correspondents . . . 281–288