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fine. His dismissal from the service was an inevitable consequence; it must be stated, however, that the view taken of the circumstances by good authorities was that Baker's conduct, when judged by conventional See also:

STANDARDS

standards, admitted of considerable extenuation. He himself never opened his mouth in self-See also:

defence.

Two years later, having meanwhile See also:

LEFT

left England, he entered the service of See also:

TURKEY

Turkey in the war with Russia. At first in a high position in the See also:

GENDARMERIE

gendarmerie, he was soon transferred to Mehemet's staff, and thence took over the command of a See also:

DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of See also:

INFANTRY

infantry. With this division Baker sustained the brilliant rearguard action of Tashkessan against the troops of See also:

GOURKO, JOSEPH VLADIMIROVICH, COUNT (1828–1901)

Gourko. Promoted Ferik (See also:

LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

general) for this feat, he continued to command See also:

SULEIMAN

Suleiman's rearguard with distinction. After the See also:

peace he was employed in an administrative See also:

POST

post in See also:

ARMENIA (old Persian Armina, Armenian Hayasdan, or Hayq)

Armenia, where he remained until 1882. In this year he was offered the command of the newly formed See also:

EGYPTIAN

Egyptian army, which he accepted. On his arrival at See also:

Cairo, however, the offer was withdraws, and he only obtained the command of the Egyptian See also:

POLICE (Fr. police, government, civil administration, a police force, Gr. sroXumeia, constitution, condition of a state, roars, city, state)

police. In this post he devoted by far the greater amount of his See also:

ENERGY (from the Gr. ivipyela; iv, in, ipyov, work)

energy to the training of the gendarmerie, which he realized would be the reserve of the purely military forces. When the See also:

SUDAN (Arabic Bilad-es-Sudan, country of the blacks)

Sudan War See also:

broke out, Baker, hastening with 3500 men to relieve Tokar, encountered the enemy under See also:

Osman Digna at El Teb. His men became panic-stricken at the first See also:

rush and allowed themselves to be slaughtered like.See also:

sheep. Baker himself with a few of his See also:

OFFICERS

officers succeeded by hard fighting in cutting a way out, but his force was annihilated. British troops soon afterwards arrived at See also:

SUAKIN, or SAWAKIN

Suakin, and Sir Gerald See also:

Graham took the offensive.

Baker Pasha accompanied the British force, and guided it in its See also:

march to the See also:

SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of his defeat, and at the desperately-fought second See also:

BATTLE

battle of El Teb he was wounded. He remained in command of the Egyptian police until his See also:

DEATH

death in 1887. Amongst his See also:

WORKS

works may be mentioned Our See also:

NATIONAL

National Defences (1860), War in See also:

Bulgaria, a Narrative of See also:

PERSONAL

Personal Experience (See also:

LONDON

London, 1879), Clouds 'in the See also:

East (London, 1876).

End of Article: BAKER, VALENTINE [BAKER PASHA] (1827-1887)

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