Caption:
Mahdist War (1881-1899). It faced the followers of Sudanese religious leader Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Fahal, the self-proclaimed Mahdi, against Egyptian Khedivate troops, who were later joined by British forces. The Sudanese insurrection. Muslim dervish preaching holy war. Engraving by Bernardo Rico. La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), January 8, 1884.