Soldiers of the Prophet (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Soldiers of the ProphetAlthough the compiler of the follow1ng account was in Damascus throughout the whole of the Operations, except for one brief visit to the Turkish base at Dera'a, really amazing difficulty 'w'as encountered in obtaining information. This was due to the fact that the British officer was no longer welcome in'the Turkish Empire, while the Germans, who were already in high favour, strongly resented his presence. Nevertheless, several of these suspected personages found their way to the ancient city in 1910. In August of that year Captain F. E. Packe, of the Welsh Regiment, and Captain G. E. Leachman, of the Royal Sussex Regiment, arrived. They were followed by Captain S. F. Newcombe, re, and at the beginning of November, two officers of the Egyptian Army - namely, Major C. H. Leveson, 18th Hussars, and Captain G. P. Knott, a.v.c. Came over and bought up a lot of ponies, greatly to the disgust of the German cavalry instructor in Damascus. As I was a resident of the city, I had an opportunity of hearing some of the com ments which this in¿ux of British visitors excited.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.