xiv LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS TO FACE PAGE 23. SHEREEF, THE "FALSE FOURTH KHALEEFA" . . .263 24. THE FLAG OF KHALEEFA SHEREEF 273 25. TROPHIES TAKEN AT OMDURMAN 282 26. KHALEEL AGHA ORPHALI . . 303 27. HASSAN BEY HASSANEIN . . 325 28. FAUZI PASHA IN UNIFORM 340 29. AHMED YOUSSEF KANDEEL 346 MAP SHOWING PROPOSED ROUTE AND ROUTE ACTUALLY TAKEN BY CARAVAN 15 SKETCH ACCOMPANYING AUTHOR'S ACCOUNT OF CAPTURE 23 PLANS OF PALACE AT KHARTOUM ILLUSTRATING THE DEATH OF GORDON 334