Anglo-Egypt
army
that
fought
Mahdism
in
the
Sudan,
at
first
on
its
own
but
later
with
the
aid
of
British
troops,
was
formed
after
the
Arabi
revolt
of
1881-1882.
The
previous
army
was
Turco-Egyptian
force
in
which
the
British
had
no
say;
the
new
conscripted
army
was
at
first
limited
to
6000
men
with
25
British
officers
but
was
later
increased
to
over
18,000
men
with
140
white
officers.
18
Battalions
infantry
Each
battalion:
six
companies
each
100
men
6
numbered
9
to
14
were
Sudanese
blacks:
each
4
British
officers.
Egyptian
(aka
"Fellah")
Battalion
1
to
4
and
15
to
18:
British
Officers:
3
per
fellah.
5
to
8
had
native
officers.
