The Blue Nile

Abu Simbel Abyssinia Africa Alexandria ancient Arabs army arrived Aswan Atbara Baker bank Bascillo battle Berber Blue Nile boats Bonaparte Bonaparte's British Bruce Burckhardt Cailliaud Cairo camels Cameron camp campaign caravan cataracts cavalry coast command consul Denon Desaix desert East Egypt Egyptian enemy England Ethiopia Ethiopian plateau European expedition feet Flad followed force France French Gondar gorge guns hundred Ibrahim infantry invasion Ismail journey Khartoum king Lake Tana land letter Little Abbai lived Magdala Majesty Mamelukes Massawa Meroë Metemma miles months Moslem mountains Muhammad Muhammad Ali mules Murad Napier never night Nimr Nubians once plateau prisoners Rassam reached Red Sea river route sail sand says Sennar sent Shaiqiya sheikhs Shendy ships slaves soldiers soon Sudan temples tent Theodore Theodore's things thousand town traders traveller tribes tribesmen Turkish Turks Upper Nile village White Nile women wrote