The captions below are for illustrations on the pages that follow.

Near the Atabara River Camp Dervish riflemen fire on a stern wheeler. Note that the deck is nearly completely enclosed by curved protective metal plating, lower deck forward, lower deck aft just in front of the wheel appears to be a turret on either side with flat metal plating between, and upper deck forward (gun position). Lower deck aft also is protected by awning from the sun flat rather than tented to catch the breezes.

1) (top) The stern paddlewheel gunboat Abu Klea. Note the muzzle loader behind the curved turret on the uppe deck. Also on the upper deck, behind the cabin, is a tented awning to protect troops being transported from the sun.

2) (middle) A screw propeller gunboat firing her Maxims to clear resistance from between the river and the city walls. The dome in the center is the Madhi's tomb damaged during the bombardment of Omdurman. Note that the upper deck has metal plating with loop holes to protect the troops.

3) (bottom) The side paddlewheeler Bordein approaches Kartoum only to find the city fallen and Gordon dead. There is only a deckhouse between the wheels through which the stack passes. The forward portion of the deck is covered by a tented awning, also note the terrain and placement of fort, trees and structures.

4) On the forward deck of a steamer an improvised turret for a field gun, made of metal plating and sand bags. Further Egyptian infantry are protected by sand bags and metal plating behind the solid wooden railing.

5) The side paddlewheeler Safieh underfire and dead in the water after being hit by a shell in a boiler. The battle continues for ten hours until the boiler is repaired.

6) The side paddlewheeler Safieh. Note the bullet holes in the stack. the improvised protection for the soldiers constructed of wood.