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Our centre was hidden from enemy sight and would conceal the 8 companies of mounted Egyptians ready to advance and take them far enough forward to dismount and take up firing positions in front of the enemy’s walls, while the British troops marched behind supported by their machine gun.

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The far left would have our camp guarded by 3 Sudanese company s previously commanded by Captain Hacker and 4 companies of the navy plus 1 machine gun and the 2 British artillery pieces paid off to bombard the town.

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We would bombard the town for 10min at the crack of dawn with our 4 cannons sections plus 1 machine gun section if it could get close enough on the right flank. We would split the force into 3 sections and decided for a frontal attack on the town as we didn’t want to get our troops bogged down with surprises in the hills. From the high ground we did control it looked like an oasis to the left and more trees and hills to the right. Our scouts didn’t manage to scout behind the town as enemy patrols where too numerous. So it was left Captain Dorian and my self to lay the plans for the attack on Ariab. He was thrown from his horse and with little much to add won’t be walking upright for a few weeks said the Surgeon Renolds (a mighty swelling in the testicular region apparently). Warburton managed to do himself some harm after a bit of sport hunting some wildlife. Our Scouts found the water needed for the trip and supplies were good and moral high although the Egyptian infantry where a little low, Col. It took 12 day to march to Ariab with no enemy spotted. On the day of our departure the British government (under pressure from public opinion) decided to bolster our forces to include: Our local forces where asked to keep a good lookout for spies that may report our departure and although Amir Sagh refused to accompany us this time, his men would follow part of the way to root out any that would betray us. 5 empty wagons where taken for use as mobile ambulances so that the column could keep moving if causality where taken. Some wagons where modified to mount the machine gun crews on just in case we needed them to move quickly. The 9th Sundanese regiment would man the water wagons replacing the wagoneers and thereby reducing by about 400 mouths the water and food we would need to transport. The scouting would be taken in turns by the 8 companies of Egyptian mounted infantry. It was decided to take 400 water wagons consisting of about half the water that we would need and to scout out for watering holes to refill the remaining requirements on the way.

Warburton will set forth to liberate the lost town of Ariab due west of Suakin, and on the road to Berber.Ī plan of march was drawn up to take into account the amount of supply’s needed for such a long march of about 140 miles. New orders have arrive that a force commanded by Col.

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