Battle of Omdurman

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Omdurman was an 1898 clash in Sudan in which British-Egyptian forces decisively defeated Mahdist armies, securing Anglo-Egyptian control over Sudan and showcasing the lethal impact of modern weaponry in colonial warfare.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Omdurman canonical	15
Omdurman 1898	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Kerreri ⓘ
belligerent	Anglo-Egyptian army ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Mahdist Sudan ⓘ Mahdist Ansar forces ⓘ surface form: Mahdist forces United Kingdom ⓘ
casualties	around 13,000 Mahdist wounded ⓘ around 400 Anglo-Egyptian wounded ⓘ around 5,000 Mahdist captured ⓘ fewer than 50 Anglo-Egyptian killed ⓘ over 10,000 Mahdist killed ⓘ
combatantStrength	approximately 25,000 Anglo-Egyptian troops ⓘ over 50,000 Mahdist warriors ⓘ
commander	Abdallahi ibn Muhammad ⓘ Horatio Herbert Kitchener ⓘ surface form: Herbert Kitchener Winston Churchill ⓘ
conflict	Mahdist War ⓘ
country	Sudan ⓘ
date	1898-09-02 ⓘ
describedIn	The River War ⓘ
followedBy	establishment of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan ⓘ
hasNotableParticipant	Abdallahi ibn Muhammad ⓘ Horatio Herbert Kitchener ⓘ surface form: Herbert Kitchener Winston Churchill ⓘ
hasParticipant	British Army ⓘ Dervish warriors ⓘ Egyptian Army (Khedivate of Egypt) ⓘ surface form: Egyptian Army Sudanese troops ⓘ
location	Omdurman ⓘ Sudan ⓘ
partOf	Mahdist War ⓘ Scramble for Africa ⓘ
result	decisive Anglo-Egyptian victory ⓘ
significance	contributed to British imperial expansion in Africa ⓘ demonstrated the lethality of modern weaponry in colonial warfare ⓘ marked the defeat of the Mahdist state ⓘ secured Anglo-Egyptian control over Sudan ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	asymmetrical warfare ⓘ colonial warfare ⓘ
usedBy	British Army ⓘ surface form: British forces Anglo-Egyptian army ⓘ surface form: Egyptian forces Mahdist Ansar forces ⓘ surface form: Mahdist forces
usedWeapon	Maxim gun ⓘ artillery ⓘ cavalry ⓘ rifles ⓘ
year	1898 ⓘ

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Lord Kitchener → notableBattle → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

Mahdist Sudan → majorBattle → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

Mahdist Sudan → dissolutionEvent → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

Omdurman → significantEvent → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

Horatio Herbert Kitchener → notableWork → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

Fashoda Incident → relatedTo → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

Mahdist War → significantEvent → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

20th Hussars → conflict → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

20th Hussars → notableEngagement → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

this entity surface form: Omdurman 1898

Young Winston → portraysEvent → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan → significantBattle → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

Mahdist Ansar forces → notableBattle → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

Mahdist Ansar forces → defeatedAt → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

Abdallahi ibn Muhammad → conflict → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

Battle of Atbara → followedBy → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ

Battle of Atbara → relatedEvent → Battle of Omdurman ⓘ