Battle of El Obeid
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The Battle of El Obeid was a key 1883 Mahdist victory over Egyptian-led forces in Sudan that paved the way for subsequent Mahdist advances, including the siege of Khartoum.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of El Obeid canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Metemma | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Shaykan ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Khedivate of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Khedivate
Mahdist Sudan ⓘ |
| combatant |
Egyptian-led forces
ⓘ
Mahdist Ansar forces ⓘ
surface form:
Mahdist forces
|
| commander |
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi
ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad Ahmad
William Hicks ⓘ |
| conflict | Mahdist War ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial-era conflict ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| date | 1883 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mahdist advance towards Khartoum
ⓘ
Siege of Khartoum ⓘ |
| location |
El Obeid
ⓘ
North Kordofan State ⓘ
surface form:
Kordofan
Sudan ⓘ |
| opponent |
Khedive
ⓘ
surface form:
Khedive of Egypt
|
| outcome | decisive Mahdist victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Egyptian involvement in Sudan
Mahdist War ⓘ |
| precededBy | early Mahdist uprisings in Sudan ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| result | Mahdist victory ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated Mahdist control over large parts of Sudan
ⓘ
destroyed a major Egyptian-led expeditionary force ⓘ paved the way for the Mahdist siege of Khartoum ⓘ |
| theater | Sudanese theater of the Mahdist War ⓘ |
| year | 1883 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Metemma