Camerons and Seaforths burying their dead after the Battle of Atbara, April 8th

? Gregson, Francis, fl 1898, war correspondent

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2003-12-18

Publication Date

2004-11-05

Publisher

Royal Commonwealth Society Library. Cambridge University Library. University of Cambridge.

Language

en_GB

Type

Image

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Unknown author (2004). Camerons and Seaforths burying their dead after the Battle of Atbara, April 8th [digital image]. http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/1343

Description

163 x 116 mm. A view showing soldiers of the Camerons and Seaforths digging graves. The British Brigade (composed of Royal Warwicks, Lincolns, Seaforths and Camerons) lost five officers and 21 men in the action, the Egyptian Brigade lost 57 men. Mahmoud's losses are estimated at 3000 or more.

Spatial Coverage

Atbara (Africa, Sudan, Ash-Shamaliyah, Nile)

Temporal Coverage

start=1898-04-08; end=1898-04-08; scheme=DCTERMS.W3CDTF

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Host Item: RCS Photograph Collection, Y3042C.

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RCSPC-Y3042C-024

This record's URL: http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/1343

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