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Suakin Command Assumed

Great Britain · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1886Date range
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Chronological records

1886

Horatio Herbert Kitchener Khartoum1886

Suakin · Warfare / Military

Takes command at Suakin and becomes responsible for defending the Red Sea base against Mahdist pressure.

Names involved

Horatio Herbert Kitchener Khartoum

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