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An annoyance is that Smaldone implicitly accepts Usuman dan Fodio, the Sokoto founder's, claim that anyone opposing his jihad was ipso facto not a true Muslim, and therefore echoes the usage that his followers were simply "the Muslims" and their foes infidels - despite that, from an outsider's PoV, some of those foes having perfectly good claim to being just as "true" members of the faith. Another oddity is that he refers to the armoured elite cavalry as "dragoons" - surely "knights" or "cataphracts" would have given a more appropriate idea.
But those are minor issues - don't let them discourage you if you're interested in Sudanic military history. The book's quite good overall.