The Battle of Ginnis

After the fall of Khartoum in the hands of the Mahdist forces, the British Government was apprehensive of the potential extension of the Mahdist State and Mahdism into Egypt. The British Government created an Anglo-Egyptian Frontier Field Force to guard the Egypt-Sudan frontiers. The Mahdists met this force with skirmishes and a siege because they were also worried about a possible invasion from the north. To secure Egypt, the British Government eventually launched an operation that...
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After the fall of Khartoum in the hands of the Mahdist forces, the British Government was apprehensive of the potential extension of the Mahdist State and Mahdism into Egypt. The British Government created an Anglo-Egyptian Frontier Field Force to guard the Egypt-Sudan frontiers. The Mahdists met this force with skirmishes and a siege because they were also worried about a possible invasion from the north. To secure Egypt, the British Government eventually launched an operation that pinnacled in the Battle of Ginnis. In this battle, the Mahdist forces in the frontier zone were defeated and had to retreat southwards. This book presents the events that lead to the fight and its aftermath. The primary source of information is the documents of The National Archives of the UK and the National Army Museum. The information presented also includes the accounts published in the British newspapers and personal narratives of the British military who participated in the action.