THE LATEST. (Received November 23, 2.20 p.m.) Alexandria, November 22.
The force under Hicks Pasha, when the campaign against the Soudan lobelb opened, some time back, consisted of BCOO infantry, 1400 cavalry, and four batteries of artillery. It is not definitely known how ( many were directly operating against the enemy pi'ior to the recent defeat, but it is supposed that fully five thousand weie actually engaged in this battle, which has resulted in the total annihilation of General Hicks' force.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1777, 24 November 1883, Page 2
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80THE LATEST. (Received November 23, 2.20 p.m.) Alexandria, November 22. Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1777, 24 November 1883, Page 2
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