... "The valiant blacks prepared themselves with delight to meet the shock, notwithstanding the overwhelming numbers of the enemy"- Winston Churchill ...
Churchill, in his book
The River War, also praises the defenders of Obdurman for their bravery and strategy in the field. Their only mistake, writes Churchill, is that they underestimated the range and power and accuracy of the more modern weapons the British carried with them.
Whats the matter? Was Mohammed's allah so weak that he had to rely on dervishes to carry out his goal for the world? If the mahdi was a true prophet and if Mohammed's allah were a true god he would have won.