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The Battle of Tamai, Soudan Campaign, 1884

Godfrey Douglas Giles (1857–1941)

National Army Museum

The Battle of Tamai, Soudan Campaign, 1884

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During the First Sudan War (1884–1885), a British force of 4,000 was almost defeated by a Dervish army under Osman Digna at Tamai on 13 March 1884. The British fought in two brigade squares, one of which was temporarily broken by the Dervishes. The situation was only retrieved when the second square moved up in support after a desperate hand-to-hand struggle.

The painting depicts the moment when the broken Second Brigade had re-formed and was advancing to recover the abandoned guns of the Naval Brigade. The artist was present at the battle as a lieutenant in the Bombay Staff Corps.

National Army Museum

London

Title

The Battle of Tamai, Soudan Campaign, 1884

Date

c.1885

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 142.8 x W 206.4 cm

Accession number

NAM. 1963-11-5

Acquisition method

purchased from W. J. Horrel, 1963

Work type

Painting

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Godfrey Douglas Giles

1857–1941

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