Fire and Sword in the Sudan
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Fire and Sword in the Sudan is a historical memoir in which Rudolf von Slatin recounts his experiences as an Austrian officer and governor in Sudan during the Mahdist uprising in the late 19th century.
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| Fire and Sword in the Sudan canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Fire and Sword in the Sudan Context triple: [Rudolf von Slatin, notableWork, Fire and Sword in the Sudan]
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The River War
The River War is a historical account by Winston Churchill detailing the British campaign in Sudan and the reconquest of the Sudanese Mahdist state in the late 19th century.
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El Adjiba
El Adjiba is a town and commune located in Bouira Province in northern Algeria.
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Revolt in the Desert
Revolt in the Desert is T. E. Lawrence’s abridged and more accessible version of his World War I memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom, focusing on his experiences in the Arab Revolt.
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The British Expedition to the Crimea
The British Expedition to the Crimea is William Howard Russell’s influential firsthand account of the Crimean War, often regarded as a landmark in modern war correspondence and reporting.
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War of the Camps
The War of the Camps was a series of brutal mid-1980s sieges and battles in Lebanon in which the Amal Movement and its allies fought Palestinian factions for control of refugee camps during the Lebanese Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fire and Sword in the Sudan Target entity description: Fire and Sword in the Sudan is a historical memoir in which Rudolf von Slatin recounts his experiences as an Austrian officer and governor in Sudan during the Mahdist uprising in the late 19th century.
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A.
The River War
The River War is a historical account by Winston Churchill detailing the British campaign in Sudan and the reconquest of the Sudanese Mahdist state in the late 19th century.
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B.
El Adjiba
El Adjiba is a town and commune located in Bouira Province in northern Algeria.
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C.
Revolt in the Desert
Revolt in the Desert is T. E. Lawrence’s abridged and more accessible version of his World War I memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom, focusing on his experiences in the Arab Revolt.
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D.
The British Expedition to the Crimea
The British Expedition to the Crimea is William Howard Russell’s influential firsthand account of the Crimean War, often regarded as a landmark in modern war correspondence and reporting.
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E.
War of the Camps
The War of the Camps was a series of brutal mid-1980s sieges and battles in Lebanon in which the Amal Movement and its allies fought Palestinian factions for control of refugee camps during the Lebanese Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical memoir ⓘ |
| aboutEvent |
Mahdist revolt in Sudan
NERFINISHED
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Siege of Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aboutPerson |
Charles George Gordon
NERFINISHED
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Herbert Kitchener NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Rudolf Carl von Slatin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rudolf von Slatin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Rudolf von Slatin's personal experiences ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in Britain ⓘ |
| contains |
illustrations of Sudanese campaigns
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maps of Sudan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describesRoleOf |
Austrian officers in Sudan
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Egyptian administration in Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documents |
Anglo-Egyptian military campaigns in Sudan
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conditions under Mahdist rule ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
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memoir ⓘ military history ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | European perceptions of the Mahdist War ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of Mahdist captivity
ⓘ
descriptions of battles in Sudan ⓘ narrative of governance in Darfur ⓘ |
| hasReprint |
20th-century reprint editions
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modern facsimile editions ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Turco-Egyptian Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahdist War NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahdist uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan history ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Darfur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kordofan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| publisher | Edward Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Khartoum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical research on Sudanese colonial history ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahdist revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Fire and Sword in the Sudan Description of subject: Fire and Sword in the Sudan is a historical memoir in which Rudolf von Slatin recounts his experiences as an Austrian officer and governor in Sudan during the Mahdist uprising in the late 19th century.
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