Cowardice of the Egyptians.
March 81. - Wlien Gordon Pasha made a sortie agliinsb the rebels .surrounding Khartoum, his Egyptian forces numbered 2000 men, who fled at the approach of sixty Arab horsemenj and they re-, treated into th« city suffering great lofts. ; It is estimated that fully 200 Egyptians were killed. The rebels - captured two guns. : ; The latest information ; from Cairo , ■states that Osman Digneh has returned; to Tameneb,the scene of the recent «ii-; gagement with Major-General Gl'aI ham's forces.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 108, 2 April 1884, Page 2
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80Cowardice of the Egyptians. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 108, 2 April 1884, Page 2
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