William Hicks (Indian Army officer)
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William Hicks | |
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1882 Anglo-Egyptian War
Mahdist War
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In 1861 he became captain, and in the
He then entered the service of the Egyptian government, who controlled Sudan. He led the Egyptian army that was defeated at the Battle of Shaykan, in which he was killed and decapitated.
Service to the Khedive
After the close of the
1883 expedition
Relieved of the fear of an immediate attack by the
The Egyptian ministry, however, did not then believe in the power of the Mahdi, and the expedition started from Khartoum on 9 September. It was made up of 7,000 infantry, 1,000 cavalry and 2,000 camp followers and included thirteen Europeans. On the 10th the force left the
According to the story of Hicks's cook, one of the survivors, the general was the last officer to fall, pierced by the spear of the Khalifa Mahommed Sherif. Hicks's head was cut off and taken to the Mahdi.[2]
Cultural depictions
Hicks was played by Edward Underdown in the 1966 film Khartoum.
Notes
- ^ Chisholm 1911, pp. 448–449.
- ^ a b c d e Chisholm 1911, p. 449.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hicks, William". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 448–449.
- Mahdiism and the Egyptian Sudan, book iv., by Francis Reginald Wingate(London, 1891)
- With Hicks Pasha in the Soudan, by John Colborne (London, 1884).
- The Road to Shaykan: Letters of General William Hicks Pasha written during the Sennar & Kordofan Campaigns, 1883. edited with an introduction and notes by M.W. Daly. University of Durham 1983
- Khartoum, the Ultimate Imperial Adventure by Michael Asher (London, 2005) ISBN 0-670-87030-7
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