...and Pasha Shawar in all his affairs of service, and... ...and the Mahdists. What was reported to the commander Mustafa Yawer Pasha was not believed. So much so that when the vanguard of their army reached Halfa, they captured... Pasha, who was at the time an officer in... ...was an English officer, and he was... ...in the west, wearing a turban. He reached... Dongola, and the Mahdists were marching towards Wadi Karti... ...which we have already mentioned. Then it was confirmed to him that the Mahdists remained loyal to the government, and he presented himself to the Mudir, Dubl. He informed him of the situation and the... ...in the province. He was accompanied by... ...until the English expedition arrived. ...the arrival of the expedition. To not bore the reader with the details of what happened with the English expedition... ...which was sent after hesitation and reluctance, which was the main reason for its limited benefit, as this expedition became as if it had never existed. This is because the only reason for sending it was to save Gordon Pasha, and the reader knows that he succeeded in this task. ...the English expedition in... and in the latter part of the month of Safar in the year... ...and Lord Wolseley was appointed commander-in-chief, and preparations were made... ...towards the south. It was decided to send two expeditions, one of them by the desert route to... ...and the second by the Nile route, heading for Berber.