The caption accompanying this 1903 illustration in Gaston Maspero’s book on History of Egypt reads: “Lord Kitchner of Khartum.” Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) was famous for colonial victories in the Sudan and South Africa. As Commander in Chief of the Egyptian army, he rescued Khartoum from the dervishes of Sudan in 1898 after a two year battle. Kitchener won fame in 1898 for winning the Battle of Omdurman and securing control of the Sudan, after which he was given the title "Lord Kitchener of Khartoum.” Later, he helped build Britain's first mass army and became the fac

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The caption accompanying this 1903 illustration in Gaston Maspero’s book on History of Egypt reads: “Lord Kitchner of Khartum.” Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) was famous for colonial victories in the Sudan and South Africa. As Commander in Chief of the Egyptian army, he rescued Khartoum from the dervishes of Sudan in 1898 after a two year battle. Kitchener won fame in 1898 for winning the Battle of Omdurman and securing control of the Sudan, after which he was given the title "Lord Kitchener of Khartoum.” Later, he helped build Britain's first mass army and became the face of the First World War when he appeared on the 'Your Country Needs You' poster.

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