But I must say I shall be better pleased if he sends for me when the troops advance upon khartoum.
"Faces and Places"
Henry William Lucy
At the time of the mutiny of the Nubian troops, a few not in hospital or on their way to khartoum or Massowah, fought well; two even paid with their lives their gallant attempt at a sortie, and they had gained for themselves, by their bravery in those difficult times, the respect they had lost during the long days of inaction.
"A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia With Some Account of the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People"
Henry Blanc