--- 104 ---and was a gift to Abu al-Qaid al-Sharawi al-Hindi. It was not previously known to be a call to joy, as six or three years had passed without any noteworthy manuscripts being added to the library. The number of people visiting the reading rooms and exhibitions continues to increase, and the number of books loaned out also increased compared to the previous year. The library's collection has doubled in the last fourteen years, and the number of books loaned out has increased tenfold. Efforts are focused on increasing library staff and making changes that will expand the circle of those who benefit from it. ---Chapter Ten On the Egyptian Army "194" - The Egyptian Army The year 1910 was more significant from a military perspective than the few years preceding it. During this year, the army in Sudan was tasked approximately 15 times with fighting the government's enemies and supporting civil authority. Each of these incidents required the government to quickly dispatch one or more patrols of varying strength and composition, thus providing an opportunity to test the army's ability to perform the tasks for which it was established. These patrols were composed of all branches and included all the nationalities that make up the army's strength – namely Egyptian, Arab, and Sudanese. They carried out their missions in the deserts and mountains, in lands covered by dense vegetation and tall grasses. The combatants were Arabs steeped in seas of fanaticism, savages armed with spears and bows, and Nubians armed with firearms which they knew how to use. The patrols fought during the rainy season. The conditions they sometimes encountered were arduous, exhausting strength and patience.