Khartoum Page #7
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- 1966
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the Sultan in Constantinople.
They're all for public display.
There's only one appeal
that matters... Wolseley.
And through Wolseley,
Gladstone.
Perhaps now
you can convince him.
Get through.
You'll get through.
Good luck.
Gordon Pasha,
we are ready to sail.
Thank you, Hassan.
Why didn't we go, Gordon Pasha?
Why wasn't I on the boat,
Gordon Pasha?
I should've gone on the boat.
This is Metemmah.
We'll refuel.
Beyond here,
the shore is held solidly...
by Mahdi's tribesmen...
so you better go ashore
and stretch your legs.
Be your last chance.
Firewood? We have no firewood.
Well, trees.
Trees? Do you see trees?
Yes, a mile or two
from the town...
and Egyptians
hanging from them...
I need fuel.
Tear out the dock!
Come on!
This is all we have left?
This is all we have left.
Excellency, do not blame
the superintendent.
Someone presented
orders for grain...
with your forged signature
and seal.
He sold it in the town
for profit.
Find him.
He will be executed.
For how long shall we eat?
The garrison will eat
for about two weeks.
The town...
Requisition all stocks of grain
in the hands of merchants.
There is little, Gordon Pasha.
All privately-owned livestock,
donkeys, goats, camels.
We ride beneath no more
desert stars, then.
All things must end.
Take him, too.
We reach Berber
tomorrow morning.
This is the main point
of blockade...
so we'll be attacked
from both shores.
If we get through...
it'll be luck, discipline,
and surprise.
Pray for surprise.
And pray also
that Mohammed al Khalia...
has no heavy guns.
Can't we move any further from
the shore than this, Captain?
I'm sorry, Stewart Pasha.
We're already too close
to the sand bank.
Full speed.
Number one, fire!
Number two, fire!
Fire at will!
They have no heavy guns.
We'll make it.
They're coming.
Below.
Salaam Malachim.
Malachim Salaam.
The Mahdi and l... we look at
each other across the river...
we assault each other
with assurance.
Mostly the assurance
that we're still here.
I'm late. Forgive me.
Where is the army?
For whom do you speak,
Sheikh Osman?
For myself,
for the leaders of our people.
We do not come to you,
Gordon Pasha...
with cries and wails...
"Why did you not send us
down the river...
"beyond the fringe of danger?"
We are not of Egypt.
We are Sudanese.
And this is our country...
and this is our people
within these walls.
When does the army come?
Good sirs, I can only
tell you what I know.
I sent Stewart Pasha downriver
to urge all possible haste.
It has been ten days.
He should have reached
Major Kitchener in five or six.
It should not be long.
How long?
The Nile is low, Gordon Pasha.
Bellies grow empty.
Men feed on fear.
You do not have this fear
of death yourself, Excellency?
It's a luxury
I've put behind me.
You are exceptional.
Gordon Pasha, when we accepted
your protection...
for ourselves
and for our people...
for damnation.
We were not afraid.
We trusted you.
Did we choose correctly?
You could not choose otherwise.
It was against
your convictions.
We now speak of life and death,
not convictions.
to the Mahdi?
We propose nothing.
We ask, "Where is the army?"
I don't know.
I am wondering,
is there an army?
Don't call me a liar!
I beg of you...
or I shall have
to lock you up.
We are locked up now.
Sheikh Osman...
you are Khartoum's
most respected citizen.
If you leave,
the city's spirit will break.
It will surely fall.
And you will be responsible
for its massacre.
I have no choice but to stay.
I repeat...
you have us locked in.
- Gordon Pasha...
- Wait!
If you were given the choice,
When one cannot choose,
one can never know.
But you will understand,
will you not, Excellency...
that there are those
among us...
more afraid of death
than yourself.
We cannot all be exceptional.
Gordon Pasha, the police.
They have the man
who stole the grain.
Awaan, is this true?
Tomorrow morning.
Firing squad, take aim!
Fire!
As Governor General
of the Sudan...
I issue the following
proclamation...
at dawn tomorrow...
the city gate to the south
will be opened.
It will stand open
for three hours.
All inhabitants of the city who
wish to leave...
and seek the protection
of Mohammed Ahmed...
known as the Mahdi...
will be free to do so.
No hindrance will be
placed in their way.
I can't believe it.
When did you say
A month ago.
An armed steamer
called the Abbas...
passed through Metemmah
downstream a month ago...
and is since unreported.
General Gordon had placed
all of Khartoum's Europeans...
aboard the steamer...
with instructions
to run the blockade.
Colonel Stewart was in command.
Stewart!
Are you quite sure that
General Gordon wasn't on board?
General Gordon
remained in Khartoum.
Sir, the Nile is falling.
What he's done is to make
a public announcement, sir...
that cannot be misunderstood.
He'll never leave.
Gentlemen...
if you please.
We move instantly on Khartoum.
Only the camel corps is ready.
You, Sir Herbert,
will take command.
I will stay here
with the main force...
moving up as soon as possible.
But you will go ahead
by water to Debba...
make a formation there...
and then take the desert
crossing to Metemmah...
there to embark for Khartoum.
Kitchener knows the route
and the wells.
Move, gentlemen.
Stand your camels.
Mount!
Advance in a column of sections
from the right.
Walk!
Did you pack the powder tightly?
Yes, Gordon Pasha.
All right, then.
No, not too much sand
on the fuse, men.
Give it plenty of air to burn.
Now, you see, by firing this
pistol into the tinderbox...
we can set off as many fuses
as we have running into them.
Like this.
Come along.
- Call your men in.
- Right. Over here.
Quickly.
Good. Should be able to set off
about twenty fuses...
from each tinderbox.
I'll want at least 400 pots.
The whole approach to the city
must be mined.
Yes, Gordon Pasha.
Halt!
Form battle square.
Take up action stations.
Down!
By now the Christian soldiers
are on the river.
- Attack, beloved one.
- Attack now, holy person.
There is no more time.
It is the moment.
Beloved one, give me the word.
Do I make my preparations?
Send me the one
- Wonderful!
- Gentlemen, what is this?
Excellency!
From Major Kitchener,
a message at last!
British soldiers have crossed
the desert at Metemmah.
They approach Khartoum
on the river!
And Stewart Pasha?
He's safe, Excellency.
Their bus was delayed,
but it is safe.
But the messenger says, so
you'll know the news is true...
the ring you gave him."
Give the man money,
something to eat.
The messenger
from the Major Kitchener...
eats and says thank you.
He's very brave.
I said to the messenger,
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