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1881-1899, Antique Hardtack Cracker Painted By

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1881-1899, Antique Hardtack Cracker Painted By
1881-1899, Antique Hardtack Cracker Painted By A British Soldier During The Mahdist War In Sudan. The Mahdist War Was A British Colonial War of The Late 19th Century, Which Was Fought Between The Mahdist Sudanese of The Religious Leader Muhammad Ahmad Bin Abd Allah, Who Had Proclaimed Himself The Mahdi of Islam, The Guided One, And The Forces of The Khedivate of Egypt, Initially, And Later The Forces of Britain. Eighteen Years of War Resulted In The Joint-Rule State of The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1899–1956), A Condominium of The British Empire And The Kingdom of Egypt. The Sudanese Launched Several Unsuccessful Invasions of Their Neighbors, Expanding The Scale of The Conflict To Include Not Only Britain And Egypt, But The Italian Empire, The Belgian Congo, And Ethiopia. Estimated more than 100 yrs old. For Size And Weight See The Last Photo If Not Written In This Description. All Photos Represent The Lot Condition. Please Read Our Terms And Conditions.