Gallabat

The khalifa rested in a tent looted from King John of Abyssinia at the Battle of Gallabat, its embroidered crosses replaced with koranic verses.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

The khalifa rested in a tent looted from King John of Abyssinia at the Battle of Gallabat, its embroidered crosses replaced with koranic verses.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

The khalifa rested in a tent looted from King John of Abyssinia at the Battle of Gallabat, its embroidered crosses replaced with koranic verses.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

Collecting an army which may have amounted to 30,000 men, the Abyssinians invaded the district of Gallabat and marched on the town.

The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Winston S. Churchill 1919

The wounded were massacred: the slain were mutilated: the town of Gallabat was sacked and burnt.

The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Winston S. Churchill 1919

He opened negotiations with King John of Abyssinia, for the ransom of the captured wives and children, and at the same time he sent the Emir Yunes with a large force to Gallabat.

The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Winston S. Churchill 1919

The Khalifa appointed Zeki Tummal, one of Anga's lieutenants, to the command of the forces at Gallabat, which by strenuous exertions he brought up to a total of 85,000 men.

The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Winston S. Churchill 1919

Yunes, much to the latter's disgust, of the chief command, and, since the strong Gallabat garrison was added to his own force, Abu Anga was able to take the field at the head of 15,000 riflemen and 45,000 spearmen.

The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Winston S. Churchill 1919

In December the army returned to Gallabat, which they commenced to fortify, and their victorious general followed his grisly but convincing despatch to Omdurman, where he received the usual welcome accorded by warlike peoples to military heroes.

The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Winston S. Churchill 1919

Abu Anga was despatched to Gallabat with his army and considerable reinforcements from the troops in Omdurman, and it became evident that war with Abyssinia was imminent.

The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Winston S. Churchill 1919