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Quotation from The River War by Winston Churchill
“by a stupid and grievous mistake the three regular hospital barges, duly prepared for the reception of the wounded, had been towed across to the right bank”
The River War, Chapter XV: The Battle of Omdurman (1902 edition)
The field hospitals left in the zeriba must load about 150 wounded onto ammunition barges as the army moves on.
Citation: "by a stupid and grievous mistake the three regular hospital barges, duly prepared for the reception of the wounded, had been towed across to the right bank" — Winston Churchill, The River War, Chapter XV: The Battle of Omdurman (1902 edition). (id the-river-war-q9)
Portrait: The Roaring Lion, Flickr : Sir Winston Churchill, Public domain.
