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GREYSTONES ARCHAEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL VOLUME 9
The Death of Colonel Fred Burnaby
at the Battle of Abu Klea, January 17th 1885
James Scannell
Introduction
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olonel Frederick Burnaby was killed on January 17 1885 at
the Battle of Abu Klea during the Sudan Campaign to rescue
General Charles Gordon who was besieged in Khartoum by
followers of the Mahdi.
Colonel Frederick Burnaby
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