Sudan, 1896: British troops are overrun by dervishes

Clip from the 1939 movie The Four Feathers (130 min). (Based on the eponymous novel by A. E. W. Mason). General Kitchener s expedition is on its way to reconquer the Sudan, and to deal with the Khalifa s (successor to the Mad Mahdi s ) army which ultimately happens at Omdurman, one of many battles against the Ansar.