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Gentlemen.
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I have some news.
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An army of Muhammadan fanatics
under the command
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of their self-proclaimed
messiah, the Mahdi
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has attacked a British fortress
in the Sudan.
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Our forces there fought a heroic
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but in the end hopeless,
rearguard action.
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They were slaughtered to a man.
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As a result of these hostilities
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several regiments,
including the Royal Cumbrians
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will be shipping out
to the Sudan within the week.
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Congratulations to you all.
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This government
has finally seen fit
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to send its soldiers to war.
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Finally, we're off.
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Gentlemen.
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God has endowed
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the British race
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with a worldwide empire
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that they may execute
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His sovereign purpose
in the world.
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The victories you will have
over the heathen
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are the victories
of the nobler soul in man.
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- God save the queen.
- God save the queen!
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All together!
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This is what nerves do
to grown men.
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If we're going to go to war,
I wish we'd just get on with it.
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Do you ever think
about what it's going to be like
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when we get there?
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All the time.