24 KHARTOUM CAMPAIGN.

sst Northumberland Fusiliers, the 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers, and the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, together with a battery of Maxims manned by a detachment of the Royal Irish Fusiliers. Brigadier-General the Honourable N. G. Lyttelton, C.B., commanded the second brigade, whilst Major-General Gatacre’s former command, the rst British Brigade, was taken over by Brigadier-General J. Wauchope. The first brigade was made up of the Lincolns, Warwicks, Seaforths, and Camerons, with six Maxims. To prepare for eventualities, and clench the special training he had bestowed upon his men, Major-General Gatacre issued a printed slip of notes, or hints, to his men. I give the salient points of that production :— “1, As the strength of a European force lies in the occupation of and in movement over open ground, which gives it advantage of fire, so the strength of a dervish force lies in fighting in depressions of the ground, or in a jungle country out of which they can pour suddenly and quickly their thousands of speararmed warriors, who, unless checked by a murderous fire, constitute a grave danger, even to a perfectly disciplined force.

“It follows, then, that a force halted for the night must always be protected where possible by a zereba, which will check under fire the attacking dervishes.

“2, That a cleared zone be prepared along outer edge of the zereba.

“3. That a force, when moving, should march at a respectful distance from jungle cover.