During the filming of the battle sequence for the 1938 Korda production of ‘The Four Feathers’, The East Surrey Regiment was ‘conscripted’ as ‘Kitchener’s Army’, as they were based in the Sudan at the time. As a young Officer, my father witnessed it all and even managed to chat with Ralph Richardson in the evenings. If I remember correctly, during the filming of one long take the Mahdi’s ‘army’ had to be seen to be ‘cut down by rapid fire’. A huge number of local Sudanese were ‘drafted’ in for the ambitious sequence. But one man refused to fall ‘dead’ and remained standing. This was not in the script and caused much irritation as this scene obviously had to be carefully choreographed. On being confronted the elderly man apparently said, that he had survived the original battle 40 years before and he was “not going to die this time either”!

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Oh that is brilliant. Thanks for sharing.

@tim7052

2 жыл бұрын

Good on him for staying true to historical fact!!

@jeanharry2535

Жыл бұрын

@@tim7052 well said

@johnlewis9745

Жыл бұрын

What a great story. The stuff that legends are made of.

@Mrfrontrow

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic bit of history!! The movie "The Four Feathers" is one of my favorite old movies and have watched it at least 6 times.

Whenever you hear about Churchill outside of WW2 it always feels a bit like a cameo.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Maybe a talk on his early life?

@davejacobs9042

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't Churchill plan the WWI naval expedition we now call Gallipoli? That wasn't a cameo...

@GijsTheDog

2 жыл бұрын

@@davejacobs9042 I said "feels".

@davejacobs9042

2 жыл бұрын

@@GijsTheDog Okay, sounds good to me. And besides, "his early life" can mean any arbitrary age, from puberty to going completely grey.

@fryertuck6496

2 жыл бұрын

@@davejacobs9042 I think he gets unjustly maligned for that. The original landing was successful but the commander on the beach sat there instead of securing the high ground above the beach. At that point there was a minimal Turkish force that could have been brushed aside. A day later thousands of Turks had dug into a bottle neck, the rest is history.

As a Sudanese, we always had very few historians, and of those few, even fewer are objective, most are polishing the Mehdi to the point of distorting history. Your channel is rich, entertaining and most importantly... accurate, well done and keep up the good content.

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Really pleased that you found it interesting. Visited Sudan about 10 years ago, wonderful people.

@kahasson

4 ай бұрын

Worked in the Sudan for a year in 1980. Hospitable people and a fascinating country. I was based in Rufaa, On the Blue Nile.

@stephenLarson-vs7fu

3 ай бұрын

As a former soldier, I appreciate that he does not downplay or diminish the outright bravery of the soldiers of the Mehdi Army (something which is sometimes hard to do for former enemies).

American Anglophile and British military history buff here. I’m so glad I just now discovered this fantastic channel! Keep up the good work, my friend! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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You've missed out on the greatest character of the time - Col. Frederick Burnaby who died in battle (a spear through his throat) as they fought their way up to relieve Gordon. Burnaby was 6'4" when the average grunt was 5'5". And what a man he was!

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Fair point. Yes, he was a character. I find the whole campaign (including the battles on the Red Sea coast) fascinating. Decided to omit only because of time and wasn't sure how in-depth people wanted me to go. Thanks for remembering him.

@ktheterkuceder6825

2 жыл бұрын

6 foot 4? No wonder he got speared. Hard to miss with that height.

@amitrana1988

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap bro..we all love History..totally dig it..!! Thanks for the channel already a suscriber

Very good presentation, the charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman was the last formal charge of a British Army cavalry regiment. Some 350 cavalry troopers against 3,000 Dervishes, the stuff of legend.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Glad that you enjoyed it. Please subscribe so you don't miss my future presentations. I've got the Boer War, the Jameson Raid and the Crimean War in the pipeline.

@billballbuster7186

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap I did subscribe after watching the story, great stuff.

@peterk2455

2 жыл бұрын

Except it wasn't the last charge by a British cavalry regiment. That may have been in Afghanistan in May of 1919 by the KDG in Dakka.

@billballbuster7186

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterk2455 You are correct, there were other cavalry charges made in WWI. But several official histories do credit the 21st as the last FORMAL charge.

@magicwandfour

2 жыл бұрын

@@billballbuster7186 I think the last was by the Australian Light Horse but it is a matter of definition as they did not have swords or lances but used bayonets.

My Grandfather was with the 2nd Bn the Lancashire Fusiliers at Omdurman and the Boer War. He later fought at Mons in the 2nd draft in 1915. I have his medals. He died in 1929 in the British Military Hospital Liverpool from emphysema caused mainly by mustard gas.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Tom, thank you for sharing your grandfather's military experiences. i hope you enjoyed my video and if you did, please subscribe to my KZread channel for future presentations.

@briancrowther3272

Жыл бұрын

That is sad to hear. I thought Id share this with you. My great grandad was in the East lancs regiment. He signed up at the start of WW1 to feed his wife and child, it was a secure income. My bet he like the others had no idea what they were in for, eg it was supposed to be over by Chritmas type sayings. Mum thought she has got him correct in the family history. She said he was at Ypres, he certainly was at Galliopli (apparently at Anzac Cove, if anyone is sure the East Lancs were not there please let me know), then in Mesopotamia (I'd like to know if he was at the BAttle of Bersheba (the last full cavalry cahrge supposedly ever by the OZ Light Horse, {I'm dubiius about that as well, as I belive the Pols charged their lancers at German tanks iin WW2, was that full on charge?}. Later he was I think in the Greek campaign against Atta The Turk, Im basing this on his medal. This is when Llloyd George was attempting to make Constantinople Christian, LOL, we have our own nutters. Great grandad was a strecher bearer, so on the western front that apparently meant he likley drove an ambulance, but not at Gallapoli. He survived it all, no injuries, beginning to end and now I am here in Sydney Oz with Grandkids of my own of a Indian Mauritian father, via indentured labour to cut sugar cane under the Empire. You could not majke it up. All to feed his family. Not British pride. apparently that was the norm from the cotton mill towns.

@richardweil8813

8 ай бұрын

@@briancrowther3272 Thank you for sharing. My wife's grandfather joined in WW1 though he didn't have to (age and family) and said he would rather fight than be in the army band. He was gassed and it slowly killed him. His daughter came to America on the "Queen Mary" as a war bride in '46, though that marriage quickly ended (as did many like that). The thing is, my wife's other grandfather was reluctantly drafted into the German army in 1917. Fairly old, after some combat they put him on guard duty in Lithuania and after the Reich collapsed it took him months to walk back to Berlin. The Nazis murdered him but his son made it to the U.S. where he married an divorced Englishwoman...so my wife's grandfather's fought each other on the Western Front! Amazing how these things happen.

My grandfather fought at the battle of Omdurman and at Atbara. He was in the Lincolnshire Regiment. He was also at Fashada. He described part of his experiences such as watching the bullets from a Maxim machine gun cut across a horse.

@Sean_Coyne

2 жыл бұрын

Snap, just added a comment about my granddad from the Lancashire Fusiliers being on the same campaign, and later in the 2nd Boer War. Sadly, I never met him, as he died before I was born. He must have had some great stories to tell. :-)

@1joshjosh1

2 жыл бұрын

How old are you?

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that story. The Dervish army were incredibly brave but really didn't stand a chance.

@Sean_Coyne

2 жыл бұрын

@@1joshjosh1 I'm 70.

@1joshjosh1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sean_Coyne Thank you for sharing your story.

I'll just watch the Isandlwana episode I said, that was 10.30pm, I'm finally forcing myself to turn in....it's 3.30am! These videos are superb, I normally prefer longer historical shows but these are so well explained, so concise and so well delivered they are positively addictive! Even the wife is happy, she hasn't seen me for days! 😂

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Glad you anre enjoy your binge watching....glad your wife is enjoying you being out of the way too! Hope you managed to get some good sleep.

"For less than the cost of a pint a month" That's the most adorably British thing to say. Love it, man. 🍻 Keep the good stuff coming.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed that comic appeal. Chris

Young Winston is a masterpiece which captures the charge of the 21st Lancers beautifully.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it does. If you enjoyed then please make sure to subscribe for future videos. kzread.info

Hi my great great grandfather was a prv in the 21st Lancers and was the one that saved his injured officer and received the VC for his efforts.. Before now, I didn't really understand the battle nor the history.. Thankyou so much ... It means alot to me...

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure, Paul. I’m glad that you enjoyed my story. Please make sure to subscribe for future videos. kzread.info Chris

@williamcoleman9451

Жыл бұрын

My grandfather was in the 21st Lancers at the battle. I remember he had a shield and two spears on the wall of his house. He brought them back home. He was batman to Winston Churchill for a time. He ended his army career in Ireland in and around the Irish rebellion.

@briancrowther3272

Жыл бұрын

Wow!!!!! Thanks.

The 1939 version of The Four Feathers is well worth watching, the fictional story is interweaved with actual battles, accurate depictions of the Anglo/Egyptian armies and shows Sudanese fighting alongside the British against the Mahdist, the battle scenes are quite large in scale,featuring thousands of extras, we even get to see the "Expected Ones" tomb get shelled.

@TheHistoryChap

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@caractacusbrittania7442

2 ай бұрын

Alexander korda.

You brought this battle into my front room with thundering cavalry charges and desert dust. Amazing detailed lecture. Both armies very brave and possibly the last we will ever see of that sort of warfare. Now need a cup of tea. That battle was thirsty work lol

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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@robertnegron9706

Жыл бұрын

Cup of tea. 😂😂😂

@britishpatriot7386

9 ай бұрын

Oh rather.......two sugars please.

My grandfather served with the Lancashire Fusiliers in this campaign and later in the 2nd Boer war. I still have photographs of him in uniform with the sphinx on the regimental collar badge.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your family story.

@frankramirez7693

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for his service

Beatty did not command the Grand Fleet at Jutland - that was Jellicoe. Beatty commanded the battlecruiser squadron at Jutland, and became commander of the Grand Fleet later in the war.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to point out.

@ThePhoenix198

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the (in)famous David "There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today" Beatty, as quoted after the loss of HMSs Invincible, Queen Mary and Indefatigable at Jutland.

@toothedacorn4724

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePhoenix198 he said that after Princess Royal was obscured by a salvo leading everyone to assume she too had exploded (she had not), this was prior to the arrival of invincible let alone her destruction

@bobbygardiner6840

2 жыл бұрын

More of a villain than hero but as always very well connected. For example Lord Chelmsford.

@christophertomsett3086

Жыл бұрын

Very good otherwise brilliantly told you bring the event back to life you are a very good history teacher well done

It's always a treat to see ANYTHING about this campaign and your details about what happened after the Lancers' charge are really appreciated because those events are rarely mentioned. I have all of the movies related to both Sudan campaigns and love all of the paintings & photos so it was nice to see some of them included here. This video is a worthy "documentary" and one for the collection! Cheers from Montreal.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Montreal! Thanks for your kind words. Please do subscribe to my channel. What would you love me to talk about in the future?

@bs4209

2 жыл бұрын

Would you please name the movies you know of regarding this i would love to see them thank you for time!

@StooTV

2 жыл бұрын

@@bs4209 Here's a list that includes both Sudan campaigns: Alarming Queen's Company of Grenadier Guards at Omdurman (1898 Archival footage) The Four Feathers (1915) I don't have this one. The Light That Failed (1916) I don't have this one. The Four Feathers (1921) I don't have this one. The Light That Failed (1923) I don't have this one. The Four Feathers (1929) The Four Feathers (1939) The Light That Failed (1939) Storm Over the Nile (1955) The Light That Failed (1961) I don't have this one. East of Sudan (1964) Khartoum (1966) The Time Tunnel - Raiders From Outer Space (1967) Young Winston (1972) The Four Feathers (1978) The Four Feathers (2002) If anyone is aware of any others, I would LOVE to know!

@StooTV

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap I would love it if you did any of the less-talked-about British campaigns of the late 19th century like the 1873-74 Ashanti Expedition, 1878-80 Afghan War, 1880-81 Boer War, 1882 Egyptian War, etc. Anyway, your channel is great! 🙂

@geraldball1111

Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed your discourse I had.watched the movie Khartoum With a famous sudanese colonel John Garang de mabier former Vice president and. Sla leader in Sudan.

Very interesting presentation, very British. Enjoyed it. A good support for the books I'm about to read, just like "The River War" by Winston Churchill, "Khartoum - The Ultimate Imperial Adventure" by Michael Asher and "Fire and Sword in the Sudan" by Rudolph von Slatin Pasha, of which I've the honor to own an original English first issue.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to share your reading list. I have read the first two. The beginning of Michael Asher's book is riveting. Haven't read von Saltin's book. My understanding is that it was used to justify the invasion.

@hilarymckinnon5424

2 жыл бұрын

I have enjoyed those books myself but just for a break the fictional Flashman novels have given me a lot of delightful alternative points of view.

@user-dq9qt7uw5q

2 жыл бұрын

Slatin like Emin Pasha were a couple of punks.

@rachaelsdaddontdrink

2 жыл бұрын

Nice read on an EXTREMELY interesting period of World History... Want lighthearted tales of this lperiod, read Fraser's "Flashman", novels....

@macbatz6734

Жыл бұрын

@@user-dq9qt7uw5q you blathering idiot. Emin was a doctor and a scientist, slatin an Austrian who became head if the red coss, and together they did more good for the Sudanese than any Arab punk ever did! And by he way it Sir rudolph von slatin pasha, he was ennobled by three diffrent countries, a very rare thing!

For those who remember the Dad's Army TV series, now we finally know about Jonesy's role in this battle!! "They don't like it up 'em!!" 🤣👍

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Good old Jonesy :) Please make sure to subscribe for future videos.

@myview5840

Жыл бұрын

They certainly didn't like it up em

@MrDiggityaus

Жыл бұрын

“The Battle of Omni-bum-bum” 😂

@Philcopson

Жыл бұрын

I always remember Captain Mainwaring rolling his eyes and sighing as Jonesy embarks on yet another rambling account of his time serving in the Sudan: "Of course, he wasn't the original Mad Mahdi, Sir - this Mad Mahdi was the son of the first Mad Mahdi..."

@glenmorgan4597

19 күн бұрын

The mahdis son actually became a cloakroom attendant in the uk,,Mahat Macoat​@Philcopson

Brilliant as always Chris. Appreciate the battle maps you added, helps clear up the image in your head!

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you George. I am a visual learner so I find maps and family trees help me to work out what is going on.

Great video! Learnt a lot from this. It’s good to see historians who aren’t out there bashing everything British. Thank you 🙏

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words. Please make sure to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss future videos.

@ahar7624

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't it refreshing in this day and age

Sir I thank you profusely for making a video about this battle. When I was in university I spent quite a long time studying both Charles Gordon and Lord Kitchener and writing about their deeds in Egypt and the Sudan. To the point that they both became heroes for me. That was several years ago and I had not thought of them for a long time until now when this video brought them back into my mind.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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This may be the most delightful new history channels that I have come across in a while. Your storytelling skills are extremely coherent and easy to follow.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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Brilliantly explained keeping the facts in line, I hate it when some videos jump all over the place this one doesn't, Great stuff

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Phil, thank you for your kind words. If you haven't already, please subscribe to my channel. Currently working on my next video - The Jameson Raid of 1895.

@Reignor99

2 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile Lindybeige going off on a tangent about tangents.

I love the enthusiasm of this presentation. It really gets you into the action.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind comment. Please do consider subscribing to my channel for more presentations.

Some years ago I read the book, “Omdurman” by Philip Ziegler and seem to remember reading that Haig (?) had a very poor opinion of machine guns and didn’t think much of them. I guess that was before they proved their worth. Also I recall that the battle was the first time machine guns had been used. Interestingly, Omdurman was the last war when a cavalry charge was employed.

A very exciting and well presented story! I would just add that Kitchener then followed Salisbury's orders to go south and evict the French from their foothold on the Nile. It is very sad though that the British generals don't seem to have learned from this battle what would happen when they ordered charges against German machine guns. But this history isn't that far away. About 20 years ago I was visiting my wife's cousins in Liverpool. At the pub I got drunk with an older one, Clive, who had been in the Kenyan constabulary. He talked about fighting and killing the Mau-Mau "Communists" and was still angry that they hadn't retaken the Suez Canal in '56. He was two generations after Omdurman but could have stepped out of a history book.

@TheHistoryChap

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to both watch and to comment

Great work, Sir!

Absolutely fascinating. Really enjoyed this.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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Great description on the events that led to the battle.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

This is absolutely brilliant, keep up the great videos.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your kind words. Please make sure to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss future videos.

btw....your descriptions of these historic character's personalities is BRILLIANT----focused sharp concise....I get meaningful impressions of the person you're discussing unlike many other videos or books I've looked into

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words.

Fascinating. Just came across this by accident (maybe). You certainly bring it to life. Half an hour or so well spent. And in these days of Covid, where ordinary people become experts on the home library of people making such content or being interviewed or reporting from home, you score highly in that department. Thank you.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words. Please make sure to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss future videos.

TOTALLY ABSORBING NARRATIVE…Enjoyed it immensely. Cleared up many side questions I had from reading books and watching movies that included Gordon in the Sudan. Seeing the battle tactics (though few and brief) illustrated the complexity of the action. Looking forward to more BRITISH VICTORIES!!!! Thank you for being there for us….

These are some of the best videos I've seen produced. I'm currently working my way through your whole collection thank you for such great detail.

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Richard, thank you for your support. Apologies for delayed response, the comments section has gone mad in last 2 weeks.

What a great series of stories! Thanks.

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed.

Good yarn mate, really enjoyed it. Going to binge some more of your stuff.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed. Check out my Zulu War video (if you haven't already) kzread.info/dash/bejne/fWhl0q2Qqq7flbg.html Plus lots of talks around British history. One of my favourites is the Tottenham Outrage kzread.info/dash/bejne/iaaA0JZ6mN2_h7Q.html

...Churchills stint with the 21st Lancers - and his mother's influence on Kitchener - is portrayed well in 'Young Winston'...a very under appreciated 1972 movie

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Good film based upon his book. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

@Braun30

2 жыл бұрын

Saw it on the third night after world first, must have the booklet somewhere.

@rosiehawtrey

2 жыл бұрын

I remember that, also showed Churchill Snr going Doolally from Neurosyphilis. A disease you really don't want intimate experience of.

@John-ob7dh

Жыл бұрын

​@@rosiehawtrey Yes .Lord Randolph Churchill ( a naughty boy )

@frederickgolding1913

4 ай бұрын

​@@John-ob7dhactually the eminent historian Andrew Roberts had debunked that as an inaccurate diagnosis.

LOVE the history chap...it is like listening to a very knowledgable and passionate mate down the pub.great concept!!!

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words. Strangely enough it was some mates in the pub that gave me the idea - maybe they just wanted to get rid of me! Please make sure to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss future videos. kzread.info

Excellent job. Thankyou Chris.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad that you enjoyed my story. Please make sure to subscribe for future videos. By the way, what would you like me to talk about in the future?

One of the best "play by Plays" I've heard outside the classroom Thanks for posting and I did subscribe.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing. I appreciate your support. What would you like me to talk about in the future?

@bretnielsen5502

Жыл бұрын

Me TOO! Better than any classroom I've ever set through. God Save the King!

An absolutely riveting recountment of these events. My compliments and, as they say, "we will follow your carreer with great interest"

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words. Please do subscribe so that you can follow my future talks. Got lots of exciting subjects to cover.

You make history very immediate and exciting. Good work.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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Never knew much about this part ok UK history, thanks for the video!

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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What a great video! You’re criminally underrated…

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words. Please make sure to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss future videos.

Thank you for providing an insightful outline of the Omdurman campaign. The only topic not covered seems to be that of Corporal Jones’s, of “Dad’s Army” fame, contribution.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

I'm giggling at your comment. So pleased that you enjoyed it. What should I cover next?

@georgegoodyear9631

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap Hello again, Chris. Would you consider doing some broadcasts on the Special Operations Executive? This Churchill-inspired organisation, whose remit was to “Set Europe Ablaze!”, was peopled by agents whose bravery was beyond my comprehension. Thus, perhaps a tribute to their gallant souls might be of a general interest to your audience? Bye for now, George.

@oldgitsknowstuff

2 жыл бұрын

The Fuzzywuzzys don't like it up em.

@abdoalaa2088

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgegoodyear9631 iam from Khartoum

@funkydanieluk

2 жыл бұрын

Well just as long as you don't panic about it.

Great way of telling the story. I was hoping you'd bring up the 21st nickname, and you did. Hope you do the charge of the light brigade.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nico. Got the Charge of the Light Brigade (& Crimean War) on my list for future talks. Please subscribe to my channel so you don't miss them.

I really enjoyed this Chris thankyou

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Any votes for what I should cover next?

Very well done. Thanks.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind comments. Have you watched my talks on Gordon of Khartoum or the Zulu wars?

Fascinating account of the battle. Happy to subscribe!

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support. Apart from the Battle of Omdurman what would you like me to talk about in the future?

Another fantastic presentation! Please keep it up!

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

an excellent well told story that gave me even more information about those times

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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Fascinating. Thank you very much from a Welshman in Japan! Liked and subscribed.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ian, thanks for your support. Watch out for my next video - The Jameson Raid of 1895.

Great story, brilliant well told 👍

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Please do subscribe to my channel.

So glad youtube recommended your channel! Was a great lunch hour listen, and also reminded me I've been wanting to purchase Churchills WW2s writings. Subscribed and sticking around for more in the days ahead. Cheers!

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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Great video! History told with passion.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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A very interesting and informative video which was very well narrated. Just to let you know, at 10:24 in your description of the deployment of Kitchener's forces, you got your North and South mixed up.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

You spotted it! I was getting myself in a right muddle :) Glad you enjoyed the talk too.

Hi Chris, that was very interesting, but what came out of the blue was now knowing why my father, born 1917 named Earl "Kitchener" McDonald, his brother 1916 " Hector" McDonald. The Empire spread every where back then, even babies? Hello from Australia.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

That's a fantastic link. I'm thinking about doing a talk about both of those military men. Greetings from a cloudy England (as per usual!)

@johnlewis9158

Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap Its a Crying Shame that Hector McDonald great soldier and commander that he was career should end in ignominy

Masterful. Keep up the great work.

@TheHistoryChap

6 ай бұрын

Will do thank you

Good show mate! A very detailed and spirited narration well-worth the time spent watching!

@TheHistoryChap

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

FANTASTIC JOB! Felt like I was there. Subscribed!!

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing. I appreciate your support. What would you like me to talk about in the future?

As I understand it, Churchill had wrenched his shoulder some time before when he reached for a ring in a dock to steady the boat he was in while landing ashore in India. This made it difficult for him to extend his sword during the ill-fated cavalry charge. Instead, he took out his nine-shot Mauser revolver which he had bought in London earlier. That wrenched shoulder and the nine bullets in the Mauser no doubt saved his life that day. History can turn on the slightest thing.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

It would have been different indeed. Rather like when he stepped out in front of a taxi whilst visiting USA in the 1930's. He ended up in a critical condition in hospital. Another "What if?" moment in history.

@morriganmhor5078

2 жыл бұрын

Why was the charge ill-fated? About 300 lancers against 2000-3000 jihadis, that were routed and seems to be a victory (and with the need of MG´s).

@michaelemberley2767

2 жыл бұрын

It was a Mauser automatic pistol, not a revolver.

@crsnmorton

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelemberley2767 You're correct, of course.

@petelacey243

Жыл бұрын

10 shot 7.63 Mauser self loader.

This was an excellent account. Many thanks.

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks.

What a wonderful lecture, this is great stuff.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words. Please make sure to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss future videos.

Just discovered your channel, great subjects. Subscribed 👍

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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@TheScoopGorrilla

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap i particularly enjoy colonial history so anything around the great game, the scramble for Africa or the Indian mutiny always gets my vote.

You did a wonderful job presenting this! I simply have to subscribe!.... the music at the end sounds like lindybeige! I love listening to you cover British history, and that's saying a lot for A Yank

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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I love your speaking style and content, great channel!

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cedric. I'm glad you enjoyed it. If you haven't already, please do subscribe to my KZread channel. More videos on their way!

Great presentation. Thank you

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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A great telling of a great victory for the British Empire. I knew nothing about the battle against the "Fuzzy-Wuzzies" to quote Lance Corporal Jones of Dads Army fame other than that we won the battle. Now after your fantastic telling of the action I know much more. Thank you for that. One thing though, the maps you show can be a little confusing because there isn't time really to study them in any detail and although normally maps are shown with North to the top, it would be nice if you added the NS EW sign to the map, And the direction of the flow of the river Nile to help us to get to grips with the story. I for one am going to watch the video again and screenshot the maps shown so as to understand it a bit easier.

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your time feeding back. Will bear in mind for future videos.

That was a most edifying production, old chap!

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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Great to hear as if the event happened just yesterday! Yes! This is lively, interesting and fascinating. You tell history with a certain amount of zeal and enthusiasm that only a few people may have. Those with fascination for history this is indeed a channel to reckon with . Good luck! Have a great day!

@TheHistoryChap

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment.

There was probably a little bit more that could have been said about this event but you told a very important story. Thank you!

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Neil, yes loads more. I skirted around the battles en-route to Omdurman, plus Fashoda (not forgetting the whole back story to Kitchener's invasion). I am conscious that not everyone wants to watch an hour-long video.

For many years, I’ve found this period of our history fascinating, so thank you for bringing it to life with your inspired presentation! My interest arose because my great-great uncle served in this campaign. I’ve given some details, but managed somehow to append them to a comment regarding Hector MacDonald! Incidentally, I imagine that you’ve encountered “With Kitchener to Khartoum” by G W Steevens? It’s an excellent book, very readable, unlike some drier histories.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and for sharing your family story. Please make sure to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss future videos.

Chris , I love your passion and knowledge of history mixed with a penchant for storytelling. Absolutely hooked and now subscribed, well done sir !

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Nick, thank you for your support. Here is my latest video: "The Thin Red Line": kzread.info/dash/bejne/dWGAurSaprHIfLg.html

History Chap, you're a great story teller!

@TheHistoryChap

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Plenty more coming your way.

Great work again - you are an engaging and knowledgeable host. Thank you

@TheHistoryChap

7 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

thanks its soo cool hearing about this history I’m from Australia we have suburbs/county’s named after general Gordon,street names like khartoum may more Names of British origin it interesting to hear there back story.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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@John-ob7dh

Жыл бұрын

I live in Kent .And in our local town ( where he came from ) we have a few streets named after him .Gordon Square etc

@briancrowther3272

Жыл бұрын

i am from London and grew up there, on this stuff. I left there for Sydney in 1981 and am still here. I ride motorcycles for fun and often go through Lithgow and it is full of all these names. I live in the Hawkesbury, NW Sydney and am into a book atm called The MAking Of The English Working Class EP Thompson a penguin classic, out of print atm. I was lucky and got a copy. This is set approx 1780 to 1840. You should see the colonial people's names that crop up when you start looking up points from the book, eg Camperdown, a Sydney suberb but its the name of a battle that on looking up I reckon almost ranks with Trafalga, so many names around the Hawkesbury are of these guys, unfortunately they are all guys. Obvioulsy Hawkesbury/Nepean, but Castlereagh (a bottom hole it turns out), Pitt (ditto), Wilberforce (ditto to my suprise), Lord Howe (I know its not a suberb, bet it is somewhere) etc. This is another amazing time of history, as is Alfred's time. No one could make this stuff up so exciting. Just read People Of the River a recent book about the Darrubin tribe (Darrubin River means Hawkesbury/Nepean River) and then their encounters with the British empire. It is Australia Day today and I think a sad day when one considers what that entailed. I didn't know that when I came, I came to look for oil and gas as a young man and it was just beer, parties, beach, sun and beng poil and gas lots $$$. Many years on I see another side, a side I am not so comfortable with. I'd like the day changed for another day where we can all share. Keep this as Invasion/sorry day. I feel sick thinking about it.

My husbands great uncle was in the 17/21 lancers at Omdurman. His Grandmother said he told her “When the order came to charge he had never heard so much swearing”. Also she said he told her that Churchill was surrounded by officers. My second cousin told me he swapped his dads medals for comics at school. His other great uncle Archibald was flogged and court marshalled and stripped of his medals, he died in an asylum. Grandmother said that he was never the same after the flogging and could only be managed by his brother.

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Janice, thanks for sharing your family connection to this battle.

@Marshmobilise

3 ай бұрын

I didn’t know the still flogged soldiers at this point. I’m sorry that happened to your relative.

I just found your channel. You done some great work here, very well done.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks. Please make sure to subscribe for future videos. kzread.info

Brilliant work. Bringing history to life.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Please make sure to subscribe for future videos. kzread.info best wishes, Chris

My good friend Sami's family fought on the other side at Omdurman his grandfather just eight years old received a saber slash from his neck to his buttocks, and after the battle was put into hiding to recover from his wounds and avoid the culling of injured warriors that followed the battle for some considerable time.It is my understanding he was in hiding for two or three years, coming from a prominent family he was at more risk than usual. He grew up safely ,married the daughter of the family that sheltered him.becoming a revered holy man as an adult.

@CatOfSchroedinger

2 жыл бұрын

wait ... "culling" ? ... The British killed injured enemy soldiers after the battle ??

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. There are always (at least) two sides to every story.

@2msvalkyrie529

Жыл бұрын

Was he the " butt " of jokes ?

Absolutely superb production. I was literally riveted to my couch watching this. Why weren't you my history teacher ? Anyway, acknowledgements to senior officers involved such as Admiral (there's something wrong with our bloody ships) Beatty. The officer named after the Grenville tower disaster and good old Lord Kitchener which you rightly stated, drowned when the ship he was travelling upon got sunk. It was HMS Hampshire and it also took down his military escort, a detachment of the South Notts Hussars. (My Dear old Dads regiment). The Maxim machine gun not only kills the enemy at a firing rate of 600 rounds per minute, it also boils water so British soldiers can enjoy the favourite brew... Tea. First class production. High 5s all round.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind comments. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

@oldgitsknowstuff

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap OK. What's next in the pipes ?

@technodemic6258

2 жыл бұрын

Read Churchill's "The River War". Makes this documentary look like the shit it is.

@trooperdgb9722

Жыл бұрын

@@technodemic6258 Really? Lets see YOUR production then....

@technodemic6258

Жыл бұрын

@@trooperdgb9722 Unfortunately You Tube don't allow a mention of the inclusion of links to one's own channel.

Outstanding description of the battle. Congratulations.

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks, I’m glad that you enjoyed it.

Great descriptions. Good posting. Subscribed.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! What would you love to hear about in the future?

@brianlopez8855

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap I can see I have a load of back numbers to watch first. Can I recommend this site link for extreme detail and history of some of the historic small arms in use in these and more recent battles. I have seen other history channels link up with these folk very effectively for each site. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z6eilZZvo7y-qdY.html&ab_channel=C%26Rsenal

Really enjoying your content, my dear Chap! We should collaborate at some point! 🇬🇧

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Why don't we have a chat outside of these comment boxes. Pop over to my website and hit the contact button - www.thehistorychap.com

Very interesting video, thank you. As mentioned earlier in the comments, Michael Asher's book "Khartoum" covers not only the final battle but all the events leading up to it. Some interesting points I found were that Gordon, in one of his previous admin. posts, had banned slavery in the Sudan but had to rescind that ban because of the civil unrest it caused among the Sudanese as it was one of their main sources of income. Also in previous Anglo-Egyptian campaigns in the years before, the Egyptian/Sudanese troops were poorly trained and inclined to lose heart very quickly. This was not the case with MacDonald's troops for example who were superb troops, properly trained and led and didn't cut and run, much to the surprise of the Dervishes. Finally the Dervishes were formidable and brave fighters well led and outfitted with relatively modern rifles and artillery - so not poor native fighters outclassed by rampaging colonists as is often portrayed nowadays. The Dervishes held bloody sway in Sudan for many years prior to Omdurman and it was a big military task to overcome them - to Kitchener's eternal credit.

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Once more, I love the points you contribute and the detail you go into. You are right about the quality of the Dervish army. Plus what many people forget is that they were full of religious and revolutionary zeal and had tried to invade both Egypt and Ethiopia. They were not quite innocent victims of aggression!

@briancrowther3272

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, it is good to get another side to the story of cutlasses vs machine guns. That was my understanding and this cast didn't change that. I'll keep an eye for that. Maybe the book you recommend. Nice to have some knowledge with a source added. Thanks. Ksavampire replying t tarinkg arm reiterates the nos dead on each side and says that is an indication of the technology disparity. Maybe true, not sure. One thing is for sure, if the British/Egyptians had not behaved well, even if their technology was so superior then the battle could have been lost if those dervishes had got up close. Like the presenter said, the rifles with bayonets are not a match for sabres in that situation. I imagine. Im not an expert.

Absolutely fantastic telling of a battle I knew little about

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

another superb telling of a great battle we never heard of. until you told it.that is why i love your videos. thank you.

@TheHistoryChap

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

The more you learn about Churchill, the more of a badass you realize he truly was.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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@John-ob7dh

Жыл бұрын

Yes , very true.Read when he was in the trenches in WW1 when many around him dived for cover on incoming , he just did not bother .He had great belief in his invincibility ( whether real or imagined )

Slight correction to your list of officers involved in the battle - David Beatty (naval officer in the flotilla) commanded the Battlecruiser Squadron at the the Battle of Jutland, not the entire fleet, which was commanded by Admiral John Jellicoe. Beatty was, however, promoted to succeed Jellicoe as Commander in Chief of the Grand Fleet later in the war.

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to post your comment.

Amazing story, brilliantly told

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

A satisfying end to a marvellous series about the Anglo Sudan campaign. Winston Churchill certainly does pop up a lot, I wonder if you could do a series that focuses on this man, The Greatest Briton.

@TheHistoryChap

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to watch and to comment.

My great grandfather served under Kitchener in the second Boer War and took part in the relief of Kimberley battle. He kept a diary and we have a detailed account of the day of the battle and how it unfolded

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Wow, I bet that is an interesting read.

@richardweil8813

8 ай бұрын

That is great. Have you shared it with any historians? It could be an important piece to add to the record.

@TorrentUK

8 ай бұрын

@@richardweil8813 Yes, it was on display in the National History Museum back in the late 80's and was featured over two pages in the illustrated Dorling Kindersley book 'War' in 2006

Another brilliant and fascinating story from our past, and all the future main players were at this battle. I wonder if Kitchner did take his skull 💀....

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

So pleased that you enjoyed it. Another participant was Lt. Col Townsend, who was to command the ill-fated garrison at Kut during WW1, when the British surrendered to the Turks.

@roddyteague6246

Жыл бұрын

Yes he did! Kitchener had the skull mounted in silver for use as an ink well with the inscription Sic Gordon Tyrannis. Gordon is avenged! Queen Victoria was not amused........

So pleased to have discovered this excellent channel. I wish that my history teacher's lessons at boarding school were as interesting.

@TheHistoryChap

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words.

BRAVO! 👏Again, your attention to details in strories recounted here I've found seldom anywhere else (note: historian TIK's videos are quite good). Kitchener certainly went out with a BANG 💥 (fitting?) A little more map indications of battles would only improve things, IMHO. Glad to be a subscriber to your channel. 👍

@TheHistoryChap

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your support

The only thing I knew about the Battle of Omdurman was what Corporal Jones, of Dad's Army, boasted about. Very interesting presentation - thank you.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed. You can see why Corporal Jones boasted about it - i guess if you were there you didn't forget it.

Very nice history lesson, I’m glad this popped into my suggested. I’d bet dollars to donuts you’ve probably only been told this a couple of times 😉 but you’re an excellent story teller.

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your kind comment. Please subscribe for future stories. Any historic events you'd like me to cover?

@BHam336

Жыл бұрын

I’d really appreciate the Entente’s expeditions into Soviet Russia. Fascinating subject. Truly, anything from the colonial rush through to the interwar period. I see you have a few on your channel & gladly working my way through them. Cheers!

Very Informative video Good job 👍

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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Fascinating thanks

@TheHistoryChap

2 жыл бұрын

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@jayturner3397

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryChap have done ✔ 🍻