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Turn 2

 

Things just got worse for the Anglo-Egyptian forces as the Western Sudan revolts. Dara fell with no fight as the 1^st Egyptian commander had ordered his regiment to join up in El Fasher the previous turn and was undefended. Luckly the 1^st Egyptian Regiment survives the uprising and is under siege in El Fasher. Unfortunately the IX Sudanese Regiment at El Obeid did not survive.  Again it is assumed that these old soldiers just joined the ranks of the Mahdi so they could live another day. 

In the south the 2^nd Egyptian at Renk continues its march to Kosti with urgency to begin building a relief force.  General Gordon orders the Ruby T to move south to Kosti loaded with the 1^st Egyptian Cavalry Squadron and the 2^nd Camel Squadron. This will be the beginning of a force to take back El Obeid.

In the East, elements of the 3^rd Egyptian receive orders to begin marching to Atbara as they advance to the River Atbara way point. All other forces remain in place hoping for more reinforcements from India. The 2^nd Egyptian Cavalry Squadron and the 2^nd Egyptian Gendarme continue the slow march to Atbara arriving at the well of Shediyeb.

In the north there is some movement. The Xth and IXth Sudanese regiments along with the 2^nd Infantry Brigade Command advances to Wadi Halfa relieving the siege there.  This force will soon begin marching south to take back Dongola.  With several turns of supplies at both Berber and Atbara no activity is seen from these forces as they continue to be under siege. 

The supply situation here is still in good shape as the locals had just finished the harvest.  Berber drops from 7 turns to 6. Atbara drops from 5 to 4, but help is on the way. The 1^st Egyptian Regiment must have been hoarding supplies as they end up with 5 turns worth of supplies.  This gives them plenty of time to either wait for rescue or break out.

 

Reinforcements are slow to arrive at the front as only 2 units arrive at Aswan.  No units arrive from India at Suakin.

At Aswan the following arrive:

British 1^st Infantry Brigade Commander

1^st Battalion 75^th Gordon Highlanders

The remaining sections of the 6^th Egyptian Artillery

 

Closing out the turn the revolt index in the West goes up by 2 as El Obeid and Dara fell to 4. The North goes up by 1 to 6.  The East stays the same at 3. But in the South the index goes up by 1 to 5.  The Mahdist gains 32 points this turn for a total of 47 points.