单词 | Mahdist |
例句 | As the French marched steadily across the Sahara, Kitchener, with an Egyptian and Sudanese army, moved south along the Nile, establishing railroad lines and reclaiming towns from Mahdist control as he went. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The 1899 book was written in specific reference to the Mahdists of Sudan, immediately following the war there in which Churchill fought. The 10 greatest controversies of Winston Churchill's career 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Historian David Motadel sees it as the heir to a tradition dating back to the Mahdist state in Sudan - the one that led to Gen Gordon's demise at the siege of Khartoum in 1885. Is IS on an inevitable path to destruction? 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z For instance, to a superficial observer, it would hardly seem possible that a Persian and a Mahdist were followers of the same religion, or that a Spaniard and an English Broad Churchman were so. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Emin and Stanley repeatedly fought and repulsed the Mahdists, capturing the Mahdi's grand banner. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Finally, in September 1898, Kitchener and his forces, augmented by British troops, met the Mahdist ruler Al-Khalifa at Omdurman and defeated him. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z On the hills back of the town we saw the barracks where the English army gathered itself to move south against the Mahdists. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z In 1883-1884 the place fell into the hands of the Mahdists. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The trade, almost stopped by the Mahdist Wars, is now largely diverted by railway and steamboat routes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z He was obliged to give up several of his stations in face of the Mahdist advance, and ultimately to retire from Lado, which had been his capital, to Wadelai. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z They disappeared in the deserts of Kordofan, where they were destroyed by the Mahdists about 50 m. south of El Obeid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" It was also easy to surmise that both the Bedouins were Mahdist adherents and believers, who wanted to join their leader, and for that reason were easily drawn into the plot by the Sudânese. In Desert and Wilderness The Mahdist attack took place at 3.30 a.m. on Monday, January 26th, and was only too successful. General Gordon A Christian Hero Emissaries from the Mahdist Dervishes had stirred up the camp of Emin and caused inextricable confusion. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The river became almost blocked by the accumulation of this obstruction during the rule of the Mahdists. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Then it came out that the British troops had met and utterly defeated the tribes, with a loss to the Mahdists of several thousands. The Life of Gordon, Volume II On its flat top, which is about thirty-five hundred feet wide, there was a negro village, but the Mahdists slaughtered and carried away the residents. In Desert and Wilderness The death of the Mahdi, however, and the defeat of his followers at the end of 1885, have together helped to crush the Mahdist movement, and Egypt has been left unmolested. General Gordon A Christian Hero Mahmoud, the Mahdist military leader, fell back from Berber, and gathered his hosts more closely round the sacred city on the Nile. Lord Kitchener Gordon meanwhile was asked by the British Government to go to Egypt, then in the throes of the Mahdist uprising. An African Adventure The Mahdists had always delivered their attack half an hour after sunrise; on this occasion they decided to attack half an hour before dawn, when the whole scene was covered in darkness. The Life of Gordon, Volume II "You will fall into the hands of the Mahdists; whose divisions are prowling all along the boundary." In Desert and Wilderness It is not necessary to enumerate the number of encounters that took place between Gordon's men and the Mahdists; he took little personal part in these engagements. General Gordon A Christian Hero He was cut off and besieged in Khartoum by the Mahdist armies, and fell with the falling city. Lord Kitchener Before the Mahdist rising, Fashoda was a fortified Egyptian station with a garrison of 1000 men, and a native population of nearly 4000. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan By its numbers and the superior armament of the troops this expedition should have proved a complete success, and a competent commander would have strangled the Mahdist phenomenon at its birth. The Life of Gordon, Volume II I captured them from the Mahdists whom I routed a few weeks ago. In Desert and Wilderness The Mahdists made a trap for them, fell on them with their swords and short stabbing spears, and destroyed them. The Story of General Gordon The slaughter and rapine practised by the Sudanese Mahdists disgusted the Sennussi and drew from their chief words of scathing condemnation. The New World of Islam On that occasion the Mahdists behaved with more than usual ferocity, putting thousands to the sword. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The later experiences of the Mahdists were to be neither so pleasant nor so profitable, but at the end of 1883 they were at the height of their confidence and power. The Life of Gordon, Volume II Now I have read that in Nubia there are many wild animals and many brigands who do not serve any one and who attack alike the Egyptians and the faithful Mahdists. In Desert and Wilderness Once, when attacking the Mahdists, five of Gordon's own commanders deserted, and helped to drive their own soldiers back to Khartoum. The Story of General Gordon The cavalry were now called into action to pursue the scattered ranks of the Mahdists and prevent their re-forming. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign That battle put an end to the dream of the Mahdists to overrun and conquer Egypt and the world. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The sheik's tent and three others remained standing, but the rest were levelled to the ground, their occupants preferring to start at once rather than risk being caught by the Mahdists. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition The Mahdists attacked it a number of times. In Desert and Wilderness When the Mahdists sacked and burned the Governor's Palace, they forgot to destroy the trees and the rose bushes that Gordon with his own hands had planted. The Story of General Gordon The Mahdists suffered a crushing and, as it seemed at the time, a complete defeat, and the troops meeting with no further opposition advanced to Tokar, and after destroying the fort returned to Suakin. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign There the Mahdists had built a strong mud-walled fort by the bank of the Nile. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan It may be that the Mahdists will not follow further. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition The water in the clefts was saturated with its odor, which reminded both children unpleasantly of Omdurmân and the Mahdists, who smeared their heads with fat mixed with sulphur powder. In Desert and Wilderness Gordon and his garrison were preventing the Mahdists from keeping in their possession a fort which they had just taken. The Story of General Gordon But the day after they reached Berber, that town surrendered to the Mahdists. The Four Feathers The Mahdists were disposed in three long dense lines, at almost right angle to the river. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The sheik rode at the head of the party upon the horse that had been captured from the Mahdists. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition The Mahdists bivouacked under the bare heaven or in huts hurriedly built of grass and boughs. In Desert and Wilderness A native army had been raised there, under the command of British officers, and these had checked the northern progress of the Mahdists and restored confidence in Egypt. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman He proceeded to draw diagrams in the dust, not knowing that during his imprisonment the town of Berber had been steadily pulled down by the Mahdists and rebuilt to the north. The Four Feathers Kerreri plain, therefore, had become a sort of holy place of pilgrimage to the Mahdists. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Of what use to cultivate the land when the Mahdists might at any moment sweep off the crops? The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition He was a distinguished personage among the Mahdists, a secret enemy of Abdullahi, but on the other hand a personal friend of Hatim. In Desert and Wilderness Many follow him because they see that Allah has always given victory to the Mahdists; therefore the Mahdi must be his prophet. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman We now know that these fears were exaggerated, and that the Mahdist movement was of purely local importance. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 It was one of the real surprises of the campaign, that the Mahdists never really harassed us, or ventured to rush our lines under cover of night, or in the fog of a dust storm. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The traitor who had brought the Mahdists down upon them was punished; the one man who could guide the foe to the wady was killed. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition The Mahdists bought at high prices principally dried strips of meat of domestic animals; likewise of buffaloes, antelopes and giraffes. In Desert and Wilderness The Arab battalion had been raised by the Italians, and were at present full of confidence, as they had defeated the Mahdists who had been besieging Kassala. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman They think that the Government ought not to have allowed such a good opportunity for punishing the Mahdists to slip through its fingers. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 58, December 16, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Assured of pardon and good treatment at our hands, fourteen of the Mahdists and a number of women came in with General Gatacre's people. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan "I daresay we shall fall in with some Mahdists," Rupert said. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition But of the two evils Stas preferred to have dealings with the blacks rather than with Mahdists. In Desert and Wilderness Well, I am going up dressed as a Mahdist. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman People are wondering why the soldiers were sent to the Soudan, if they are only to camp on the banks of the Nile and contemplate the Mahdists from a distance. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 58, December 16, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls To ensure the smashing of the Mahdists, the Sirdar was leading the largest and best equipped expedition ever seen south of Wady Halfa. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan When the Mahdists rode up the sheik rose and saluted their commander. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition "This proves," observed Stas, "that Smain, with his Mahdists, is already the Lord knows where, and in no case shall we fall into his hands." In Desert and Wilderness The Mahdist army are badly fed and badly paid. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman As it was, no decisive battle was fought; the Mahdists, under Osman Digna, steadily retreated before the advance of the British. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 58, December 16, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Osman was wily and experienced, and his counsel, had it been listened to by his chief, would have added to the difficulties of carrying the Mahdist stronghold by assault. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The Mahdists were besieging it, but I don't know whether it has fallen or not. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition Madame Olivier, not knowing exactly where Medinet was situated, became alarmed as to whether it was not too near the Mahdists, and finally began to question Mr. Rawlinson about it. In Desert and Wilderness True, it was in the hands of the Mahdists, but doubtless many wounded would be making their way there. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman The emotional elements play a large part in some cases, in the fanatical creeds of the Dervish and Mahdist and in the "revivals" under nearer observation. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope He showed us Osman Digna's little ways, and gave ghastly imitations of trials, mutilations and executions by hanging in the Mahdist camps. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Thanks to you we defeated the Mahdists and captured their camels and all that they had. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition The Mahdists call the Egyptians Turks and are carrying on a war with them, but among the local Arabs can be found a considerable number of adherents of the Mahdi, who would willingly join him. In Desert and Wilderness It had, therefore, become an almost holy place to the Mahdists, and was called the death place of all the infidels; and, once a year, the Khalifa and his followers made a pilgrimage to it. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman By his orders gunboats were sent ahead of the army as far as Metemneh, which is the present stronghold of the Mahdists, and lies between Khartoum and Berber. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 53, November 11, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls He, many years ago, even condescended to honour me with his correspondence and an invitation to join the true believers, i.e., the Mahdists. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Besides, in times of trouble events pass quickly out of men's minds, and in a year the Mahdists will have forgotten my name. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition It is expected that the Mahdists will fight to the death, but they will not be as powerful this time as they were before, as they are now no longer united. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 38, July 29, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls This city is only about two hundred miles from Khartoum, and no place of importance now lies in the way of the British advance on Khartoum, the Mahdist stronghold. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 46, September 23, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Meantime this Mahdist revolt had delayed England's designs on Abyssinia, and the Italians, replacing her, attempted a protectorate. The Negro The multitude, who were accompanied by many influential sheikhs flying from Mahdist misrule, sent a deputation to the Sirdar asking his assistance to take and hold El Obeid. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan At nightfall two of the men were posted as sentries, as it was possible the Mahdists might push straight forward. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition The tribes south of Khartoum are in open revolt against the Mahdists, and a part of their forces will have to be detached to quell them. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 38, July 29, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls After overcoming many difficulties caused by rocks and sandbanks, after running the gauntlet of the Mahdist fire, this forlorn hope neared Khartum on the 28th, only to find that the place had fallen. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) The keystones of the Mahdist party were religious intolerance and slavery, with murder and the most abominable cruelty as the method of obtaining each. African and European Addresses Four of the Sirdar's gunboats, which had meanwhile steamed ahead, were briskly battering the Mahdist riverside forts. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Familiar modern illustrations are the Mahdist insurrections that have from time to time taxed the resources of the English in northern Africa. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism On the 19th, when the British force was nearer Metemma, the Mahdists renewed the attack, again unsuccessfully. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 From the converging crescent of the Mahdists a sound as of a dim murmur was wafted to the zariba. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Unfortunately, the chief reason why the Mahdists wanted independence and self-government was that they could put down all religions but their own and carry on the slave trade. African and European Addresses The Camel Corps were already afoot, and had lined the crest and slopes of the hill, waiting to fire as soon as the Mahdists came within range. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Trains are running from Cairo to Khartum, the seat of the Mahdist tyranny, in the centre of a vast region which, until recently, had been closed for many years to all the world. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents It is surely a curious instance of the occasional symmetry of history that final destruction should have befallen the last remains of the Mahdist movement so close to the scene of its origin! The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Certainly the defenders were weakened by privation and cowed by the Mahdist successes. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) He fell into a Mahdist ambush at El Obeid, and after a desperate struggle, lasting three days, his force was almost completely annihilated, Hicks being the last to die. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict In an instant it was seen that, instead of 200 men, the 21st had been called upon to charge nearly 1500 fierce Mahdists lying concealed in a narrow, but in places deep and rugged, khor. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The Mahdists were pressing on the siege of Khartum, and had overpowered and slaughtered faithful tribes farther down the river. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) There was a period when a neutral point was obtained and the Mahdist power languished. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan After repelling the attacks of other Mahdists and making good his position on the Nile, the new commander came into touch with Gordon's steamers, which arrived there on the 21st, with 190 Sudanese. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Unfortunately, his troops were mainly Egyptian, and the result of preceding expeditions had inspired these with a more than wholesome fear of the Mahdists. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict Young Robert Grenfell was probably struck from behind with a Mahdist sword blade, and killed instantly as his charger was endeavouring to scramble up the wall of loose stones and rock. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Two furious attacks were made by the Mahdists on the desert troops, both being repulsed with heavy loss. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict The knowledge which we have since gained of the resources of the Mahdists enables the peril of their desperate venture to be fully appreciated. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan |
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