Sirdar and Khalifa or The Reconquest of the Soudan, 1898 is a historical book written by Bennet Burleigh. The book narrates the story of the reconquest of the Soudan (Sudan) by the British forces led by General Horatio Kitchener in 1898. The book primarily focuses on the battles fought between the British forces and the Mahdist forces led by Khalifa Abdullahi, who was the successor of the famous Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmad.The book provides a detailed account...