Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan

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The Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan was a late 19th-century military campaign in which British and Egyptian forces defeated the Mahdist state and reestablished joint colonial control over Sudan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
war
aim to overthrow the Mahdist regime
to restore Anglo-Egyptian control over Sudan
alsoKnownAs Fashoda Incident
surface form: Sudan campaign of 1896–1899
belligerent Khedivate of Egypt
Mahdist Sudan
United Kingdom
colonialPower Khedivate of Egypt
United Kingdom
commander Abdallahi ibn Muhammad
Horatio Herbert Kitchener
surface form: Herbert Kitchener

Horatio Herbert Kitchener
surface form: Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

Horatio Herbert Kitchener
conflictType colonial war
endDate 1899
endedEntity Mahdist Sudan
surface form: Mahdist state
followedBy establishment of Anglo-Egyptian condominium in Sudan
historicalPeriod late 19th century
involvedUnit British Army
Egyptian Army
Sudanese battalions in Egyptian service
keyEvent capture of Omdurman
death of Abdallahi ibn Muhammad
keyYear 1898
location Nile Valley
Sudan
opponent Mahdist Sudan
surface form: Mahdist state
partOf British expansion in Africa
Scramble for Africa
politicalContext British imperial policy to secure the Nile
concern over French expansion in Africa
precededBy Mahdist War
result Battle of Tel el-Kebir
surface form: Anglo-Egyptian victory

defeat of the Mahdist state
establishment of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
reconquest of Sudan for Anglo-Egyptian rule
significantBattle Battle of Atbara
Battle of Ferkeh
Battle of Omdurman
significantEvent construction of the Sudan Military Railway
startDate 1896
territorialChange Mahdist Sudan annexed as Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
theatre Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
usedTechnology Maxim gun
gunboats on the Nile
railway logistics

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Siege of Khartoum followedBy Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
Mahdist Sudan dissolutionCause Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
Omdurman significantEvent Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend servedIn Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
this entity surface form: Sudan campaign
Horatio Herbert Kitchener notableWork Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
this entity surface form: Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan
Fashoda Incident relatedTo Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
this entity surface form: Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan
Mahdist War hasPart Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
this entity surface form: Kitchener's reconquest of Sudan
Frederick Stanley Maude conflict Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
this entity surface form: Sudan campaign
20th Hussars conflict Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
this entity surface form: Sudan campaign
Seaforth Highlanders servedInConflict Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
this entity surface form: Sudan campaign
Battle of El Obeid partOf Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
this entity surface form: Anglo-Egyptian involvement in Sudan
Gordon Relief Expedition followedBy Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
Hadendoa involvedInConflict Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
this entity surface form: Sudan campaigns of the late 19th century
Egyptian Army (Khedivate of Egypt) usedInWar Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
this entity surface form: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan campaigns
Abdallahi ibn Muhammad conflict Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
Battle of Atbara partOf Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
Major-General Charles Townshend participatedIn Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
subject surface form: Charles Townshend
this entity surface form: Sudan campaign