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CHAPTER XVI: THE FALL OF THE CITY
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Now, when the Khalifa Abdullah saw that the last army that remained to him was broken, that all his attacks had failed, and that thousands of his bravest warriors1 were slain2, he rode from the field of battle in haste, and, regaining3 the city, proceeded like a brave and stubborn soldier to make preparations for its defence, and, like a prudent4 man, to arrange for his own flight should further resistance be impossible. He ordered his great war-drum to be beaten and the ombya to be blown, and for the last time those dismal6 notes boomed through the streets of Omdurman. They were not heeded7. The Arabs had had enough fighting. They recognised that all was lost. Besides, to return to the city was difficult and dangerous.
The charge of the 21st Lancers had been costly8, but it was not ineffective. The consequent retirement9 of the Dervish brigade protecting the extreme right exposed their line of retreat. The cavalry10 were resolved to take full advantage of the position they had paid so much to gain, and while the second attack was at its height we were already trotting12 over the plain towards the long lines of fugitives13 who streamed across it. With the experience of the past hour in our minds, and with the great numbers of the enemy in our front, it seemed to many that a bloody14
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fanatics
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