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Churchills first major historical work is still considered one of his most riveting.Library Journal
Its a great read.The Washington Examiner
A story of heroism and glory that rivals any work of fiction, this instructive treatise on a Middle Eastern conflict was written by one of historys greatest figures. In The River War, Winston Churchill recounts a critical but often overlooked episode from the days when the British Empire was at the height of its power: the operations directed by Lord Kitchener of Khartoum on the Upper Nile from 1896 to 1899, which led to Englands reconquest of the Egyptian Sudan.
After the 1881 rebellion of the Mahdi had plunged the Sudan into chaos, British attempts to withdraw from the region climaxed in General Gordons ill-fated attempt to rescue officials, soldiers, and Egyptian subjects from Khartoum. A decade later, the British government began its efforts in the pacification and restoration of the...
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COMPOSITION OF THE STAFF DURING THE RIVER WAR
STAFF
THE SUAKIN FIELD FORCE, 1896
INDIAN CONTINGENT AT SUAKIN, 1896
DONGOLA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, 1896
NILE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, 1897-8
KORDOFAN FIELD FORCE, 1899
INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT
RAILWAY STAFF
SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT
SUAKIN FIELD FORCE, 1896
| Commanding | LIEUT.-COL. G. E. LLOYD, D.S.O. | S. Staff. Regiment |
| Chief Staff Officer | CAPTAIN T. SOUTER | Black Watch |
| Brigade Major | CAPTAIN S. F. JUDGE, D.S.O. | Shropshire Light Infantry |
| Staff Officer, Intelligence | CAPTAIN M. A. C. B. FENWICK . | R. Sussex Regiment |
| Principal Med. Officer | CAPTAIN H. N. DUNN | R.A.M.C. |
| Commanding Tokar Column | MAJOR H. M. SIDNEY | C.L.I. |
INDIAN CONTINGENT AT SUAKIN, 1896
| Commanding | COLONEL (BRIG.-GEN.) C. C. EGERTON, C.B., D.S.O. | I.S.C. |
| Dep. Assistant Adjutant and Qrmr. General | MAJOR E. A. TRAVERS | I.S.C. |
| Intelligence Department | CAPTAIN A. BOWER | I.S.C. |
| Brigade Major | MAJOR E. DE BRETT. | I.S.C. |
| Brigade Transport Officer | CAPTAIN G. L. STEELE | I.S.C. |
| Chief Commissariat Officer | MAJOR C. R. A. BOND | I.S.C. |
| Assistant Commissariat Officer | LIEUTENANT J. H. DICKSON | I.S.C. |
| Field Engineer | MAJOR S. GRANT | R.E. |
| Assist. Field Engineer | LIEUTENANT A. G. BREMNER | R.E. |
| Assist. Field Engineer | LIEUTENANT A. GARDINER | R.E. |
DONGOLA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, 1896
Headquarters Staff
| Sirdar, Commanding Expeditionary Force | BREV.-COL. (temp. MAJOR-GEN.) SIR H. H. KITCHENER, C.B., K.C.M.G. | R.E. |
| Aide-de-Camp | CAPTAIN J. K. WATSON | K.R.R.C. |
| Aide-de-Camp | LIEUTENANT LORD E. H. CECIL. | Grenadier Guards |
| Adjutant-General (Chief of the Staff) | BREV.-COL. H. M. L. RUNDLE, C.M.G., D.S.O. | R.A. |
| Assistant Adjutant-General | MAJOR C. G. MARTYR | D.C.L.I. |
| Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General (A) | LIEUTENANT G. F. GORRINGE | R.E. |
| Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General (B) | (HON. CAPT.) QRMR. W. H. DRAGE | A.S.C. |
| Commanding Lines of Communications | LIEUT.-COL. W. F. D. COCHRANE | h.p. |
| Principal Medical Officer | SURGEON-LIEUT.-COL. T. J. GALLWEY, M.D. | A.M.S. |
| Principal Veterinary Surgeon | VET.-CAPTAIN G. R. GRIFFITH . | A.V.D. |
Divisional Staff
| Commanding Infantry Division | BRV.-COL. A. HUNTER, D.S.O. | R. Lanc. Regiment |
| Assistant Adjutant-General | CAPTAIN T. E. HICKMAN, D.S.O. | Worcester Regiment |
| Deputy-Assistant Adjutant General | CAPTAIN H. G. FITTON, p.s.c. | Royal Berks Regt. |
| Staff Officer | LIEUTENANT J. H. G. LORD ATHLUMNEY | Coldstream Guards |
| Officer Commandg. R.E. | CAPTAIN W. F. KINCAID .. | R.E. |
Brigade Staff
| Commanding 1st Brigade | MAJOR D. F. LEWIS | Cheshire Regiment |
| Commanding 2nd Brigade | MAJOR H. A. MACDONALD. | Royal Fusiliers |
| Commanding 3rd Brigade | BREV.-MAJOR J. G. MAXWELL, D.S.O. | Black Watch |
| Commanding 4th Brigade | BREV.-MAJOR E. F. DAVID | R.M.L.I. |
| Brigade Major, 1st Brigade | CAPTAIN F. G. NASON | Scottish Rifles |
| Brigade Major, 2nd Brigade | CAPTAIN B. R. MITFORD | East Surrey Regt. |
| Brigade Major, 3rd Brigade | CAPTAIN H. T. GODDEN | Bedfordshire Regt. |
| Brigade Major, 4th Brigade | CAPTAIN S. F. JUDGE, D.S.O. | Shropshire L.I. |
NILE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, 1897-8
Headquarters Staff
| Sirdar, Commanding Expeditionary Force. | MAJOR-GEN. SIR HERBERT H. KITCHENER, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., | R.E. |
| Aide-de-Camp | CAPTAIN J. K. WATSON, D.S.O. | K.R.R.C. |
| Aide-de-Camp | BREV.-MAJOR LORD E. H. CECIL | Grenadier Guards |
| Aide-de-Camp | LIEUTENANT HON. F. H. S. ROBERTS | K.R.R.C. |
| Financial Secretary | CAPTAIN W. E. OLEARY, p.s.c. | Royal Irish Rifles |
| Staff Officer | SECOND LIEUT. W. E. BAILEY | East Lanc. Regiment |
| Adjutant-General, Chief of Staff, and Commanding Lines of Communication | MAJOR-GEN. H. M. L. RUNDLE, C.M.G., D.S.O. | R.A. |
| Assistant Adjutant-General | BREV.-LiEUT.-COL. G. W. HACKETT PAIN | Worcester Regiment |
| Assistant Adjutant-General | MAJOR A. E. SANDBACH | R.E. |
| Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General (A) | LIEUTENANT G. F. GORRINGE, D.S.O. | R.E. |
| Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General (B) | CAPTAIN C. E. G. BLUNT. | A.S.C. |
| Principal Medical Officer | LIEUT.-COL. T. J. GALLWEY, M.D., C.B. | R.A.M.C. |
| Principal Veterinary Surgeon | VET.-CAPTAIN G. R. GRIFFITH, D.S.O. | A.V.D. |
Divisional Staffs (British Division)
| Commanding British Division | MAJOR.-GEN. W. F. GATACRE, C.B. | |
| Aide-de-Camp | CAPTAIN R. G. BROOKE | 7th Hussars |
| Extra Aide-de-Camp | LIEUTENANT E. Cox | Seaforth Highlanders |
| Orderly Officer | LIEUTENANT W. D. INGLE | Middlesex Regiment |
| Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General | MAJOR F. S. ROBB | h.p. |
| Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General | MAJOR H. M. SARGENT | A.S.C. |
 | REV. R. BRINDLE (R.C.) | C.F. |
| {REV. J. M. SIMMS (PRESB.) | C.F. | |
| Chaplains | REV. A. W. B. WATSON (C.E.) | C.F. |
| REV. O. S. WATKINS | C.F. | |
| Principal Medical Officer | LIEUT.-COL. McNAMARA | R.A.M.C. |
| Chief Paymaster | MAJOR W. C. MINCHIN | A.P.D. |
| Assistant Paymaster | CAPTAIN A. G. SMITH | A.P.D. |
NILE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, 1897-8 continued
Attached to the Staff of the Sirdar
| Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General | CAPTAIN SIR H. RAWLINSON, BART. | Coldstream Guards |
| Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General | CAPTAIN E. E. BERNARD | A.S.C. |
| Principal Medical Officer | SURG.-GEN. W. TAYLOR, M.D. | R.A.M.C. |
| Secretary to Principal Medical Officer | MAJOR E. M. WILSON | R.A.M.C. |
| Senior Ordnance Store Officer | LIEUT.-COL. T. HERON | A.O.D. |
| Senior Veterinary Officer | VET.-CAPT. L. J. BLENKINSOP | A.V.D. |
| General Duty |
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