New South Wales Contingent
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title:
New South Wales Contingent
text:
The New South Wales Contingent served in Sudan with British forces as part of the Suakin Expedition in 1885. Consisting of an infantry battalion, an artillery battery, and a small field ambulance detachment, it departed from Sydney on 3 March 1885. Arriving at Suakin on 29 March it ultimately saw little action, being involved in a minor action at Tamai on 3 April, and another at Takdul on 6 May. However, with the British deciding to abandon the campaign it re-embarked on 17 May and returned to S
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_Contingent
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2021-09-15T03:35:26Z
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