. Cassell's history of the war in the Soudan. med in front of thezeriba at 8 oclock on the morning ofthe 13th, and began their march in thesame formation as that of the precedingday, by brigades, 1,000 yards apart in echelon, the Second Brigade was composed of the Black Watch,York and Lancaster Regiment, theRoyal Marines, and Naval Brigade,with Gardner and Gatling gims. Inthe First Brigade were the Royal IrishFusiliers, the Gordon Highlanders,Royal Rifles, and more Royal Marines. The former moved to the left underGeneral Davies, and with it were theGeneral and his staff. As the squa
. Cassell's history of the war in the Soudan. med in front of thezeriba at 8 oclock on the morning ofthe 13th, and began their march in thesame formation as that of the precedingday, by brigades, 1,000 yards apart in echelon, the Second Brigade was composed of the Black Watch,York and Lancaster Regiment, theRoyal Marines, and Naval Brigade,with Gardner and Gatling gims. Inthe First Brigade were the Royal IrishFusiliers, the Gordon Highlanders,Royal Rifles, and more Royal Marines. The former moved to the left underGeneral Davies, and with it were theGeneral and his staff. As the squaresadvanced the Cavalry fell back, followedby the enemy, who in great force couldbe seen crowded beyond the bush infront, their bright weapons flashing,and their black skins standing boldlyout in the glare of the sunshine. Theywere 1,200 yards distant, but the mainbody was a mile away. The two oblong squares pushedsteadily onward, over ground intersectedby rough, dry watercourses, towards adeep hollow, full of great boulders andrugged SOUDANKSK AUAB. 139 CHAPTEE XV. THE BATTLE OF TAMAI. A Square Broken—Temporary British Repulse—Valour of the Black Watch—The Battle Won—Losses—Victoria Cross Awards—Osmans Camp destroyed—Individual Braveiy—Osman Proclaimed—At feuakim—Presentation of a Standard of the Mahdis to Queen Victoria. From the left, Greneral Stewart nowsent forward two squadrons of Cavalry,together with the Abyssinian scouts, toskirmish, and a lively conflict soonensued between them and the enemy,till a forward movement of the latter,led on by their wild and daring Sheikhs,compelled the former to fall back, andthen the leading brigade—the 2nd—pressed onward, firing steadily as itwent. Our fire became inconceivably hotwhen the edge of the stony hollow waswon, and despite orders and bugle calls,our men could be got neither to reservetheir ammunition nor expend it breechloaders filled the air witha stupendous roar, and the whole
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