A surprise to themselves by Bernhard Gillam, 1856-1896, artist, 1885. Illustration shows, at center, a Mahdi soldier and a Chinese soldier gloating over recent victories; on the left the British army is routed by Mahdi forces in the Sudan, and on the right, the French army is routed by Chinese forces in "Tonquin" (, Tonkin or North Vietnam).

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A surprise to themselves by Bernhard Gillam, 1856-1896, artist, 1885. Illustration shows, at center, a Mahdi soldier and a Chinese soldier gloating over recent victories; on the left the British army is routed by Mahdi forces in the Sudan, and on the right, the French army is routed by Chinese forces in "Tonquin" (, Tonkin or North Vietnam).

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