#Rudolf Carl von Slatin

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Origem obscura

“O pai dele era de Al-’Abayda, a cabila situada na região entre o Egipto e o Sudão. Foi esta cabila que ajudou Salatin Pasha a fugir, quando este se encontrava sob o cativeiro do califa Abdallah Al-Ta’aishy. E trabalharam, mais tarde, como guias do exército de Kitchener, no momento em que este se preparava para invadir o Sudão.”

Tayeb Salih, “Época de Migração para Norte”; Salatin Pasha, nascido Rudolf Carl von Slatin, nomeado pelo general Gordon governador do Dafur. Foi feito prisioneiro quando a revolta do Mahdi expulsou os ingleses e passou 11 anos em cativeiro. O retrato é de Heinrich von Angeli.

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The Odyssey of the Sword of Rudolph Carl von Slatin

Reading 'Fire and Sword in the Sudan' I came across an interesting anecdote which shows the travels an individual sword could take in the late-19th century. The book is a first hand account by Austrian officer Rudolf Slatin, who under British service was made the governor of Darfur in the Sudan. During the Mahdist uprising he was taken prisoner, but managed to save his own life by pretending to serve the Mahdi. He lived as a captive for 12 years and eventually managed to gain his freedom and return to Britain.

--Matt Easton, Schola Gladiatoria

**Slatin Pasha’s sword would have been an Austrian M1861 Infantry Officer’s Sword.

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!Remember Manuel Noriega?

Rudolf von Slatin Manuel Noriega On the left is the chart of Rudolph Carl von Slatin (7 June 1857– 4 October 1932). Slatin was a Major General in the Austro-Hungarian Army. He was born in Vienna and fought in Bosnia with Prince Rudolph. He later was invited to serve in Darfur and attained the position of Governor General. In 1882 He and his Ottoman forces were defeated in battle by rebel…

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"During my captivity I was unable to make any notes or keep any diaries; in writing, therefore, the following pages, I have been dependent entirely on my memory, whilst the whirl of the busy European world and the constant interruptions to which I have alluded, have given me little time to collect my scattered thoughts."

- Rudolf Carl von Slatin from the Preface to Fire and Sword in the Sudan

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Panama! (Case Study 40)

Panama! (Case Study 40)

Rudolf Slatin Manuel Noriega On the left is the chart of Rudolph Carl von Slatin (7 June 1857– 4 October 1932). Slatin was a Major General in the Austro-Hungarian Army. He was born in Vienna and fought in Bosnia with Prince Rudolph. He later was invited to serve in Darfur and attained the position of Governor General. In 1882 He and his Ottoman forces were defeated in battle by rebel Darfuri…