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One of 21 letters and documents written by Maj Percy Wilfred Machell, serving in the Sudan, commanding the 12th Sudanese Battalion, 1889. The letter of 19 August describes the defeat of the Mahdists at Toski on 3 August, at which he commanded No 2 Column. From a collection of 500 letters written by Lt Col Percy Wilfred Machell, CMG DSO, Essex Regiment and Sudanese Army, 1882-1896. Associated with the 1st Sudan War (1884-1885).

Toski, Battle of, 1889 (Sudan-Abyssinian Frontier 1885-1891)