Siege of Khartoum

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battle military engagement siege

The Siege of Khartoum was an 1884–1885 military encirclement and capture of the Sudanese capital by Mahdist forces, culminating in the death of British General Charles Gordon and a major imperial defeat for Britain.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Khartoum canonical	11
siege of Khartoum	2
Anglo-Egyptian garrison at Khartoum	1
Capture of Khartoum	1
Relief of Khartoum campaign	1
defense of Khartoum	1
fall of Khartoum	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ
attackerForce	Mahdist Ansar forces ⓘ
belligerent	Khedivate of Egypt ⓘ Mahdist Sudan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
commander	Charles George Gordon ⓘ Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi ⓘ Rudolf von Slatin ⓘ
conflictIn	Mahdist War ⓘ
countryAtTime	Khedivate of Egypt ⓘ
defenderForce	Egyptian garrison ⓘ Sudanese loyalist troops ⓘ
endDate	1885-01-26 ⓘ
followedBy	Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan ⓘ Battle of Abu Klea ⓘ Battle of El Obeid ⓘ surface form: Battle of Metemma Gordon Relief Expedition ⓘ
hasCasualties	heavy losses among Egyptian garrison ⓘ high civilian casualties in Khartoum ⓘ
hasCause	British decision to evacuate Egyptian garrisons from Sudan ⓘ Mahdist revolt against Egyptian and British rule ⓘ
historicalRegion	Anglo-Egyptian Sudan ⓘ
keyEvent	breach of Khartoum’s defenses on 1885-01-26 ⓘ killing of Charles Gordon by Mahdist fighters ⓘ storming of the governor-general’s palace ⓘ
locatedIn	Khartoum ⓘ Sudan ⓘ
locatedOn	Nile ⓘ surface form: Nile River
notableFor	failure of British relief expedition ⓘ martyrdom image of General Gordon in British culture ⓘ prolonged siege conditions ⓘ symbolic imperial defeat for Britain ⓘ
opposingLeader	Abdallahi ibn Muhammad ⓘ Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi ⓘ surface form: Muhammad Ahmad
partOf	Scramble for Africa ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of El Obeid ⓘ
relatedWork	film "Khartoum" (1966) ⓘ numerous Victorian-era paintings of Gordon’s death ⓘ
result	Mahdist victory ⓘ death of Charles George Gordon ⓘ Siege of Khartoum self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: fall of Khartoum
significance	consolidation of Mahdist control over central Sudan ⓘ influenced British public opinion on imperial policy ⓘ prompted later Anglo-Egyptian reconquest under Kitchener ⓘ
startDate	1884-03-13 ⓘ
supportedBy	British Empire ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khartoum → wasSceneOf → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

Lord Kitchener → notableBattle → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Relief of Khartoum campaign

Siege of Khartoum → result → Siege of Khartoum self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: fall of Khartoum

Mahdist Sudan → majorBattle → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

Mahdist War → significantEvent → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

Charles George Gordon → notableWork → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

this entity surface form: defense of Khartoum

Charles George Gordon → participantIn → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

Battle of El Obeid → followedBy → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

Gordon Relief Expedition → hasCause → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

this entity surface form: siege of Khartoum

Mahdist Ansar forces → notableBattle → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

Mahdist Ansar forces → defeated → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Egyptian garrison at Khartoum

film "Khartoum" (1966) → basedOn → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

subject surface form: Khartoum (1966 film)

film "Khartoum" (1966) → narrativeFocus → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

subject surface form: Khartoum (1966 film)

Battle of Abu Klea → associatedWith → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

Gordon Memorial College → commemorates → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

this entity surface form: siege of Khartoum

al-Mahdi → notableBattle → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

al-Mahdi → victory → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capture of Khartoum

Battle of Atbara → relatedEvent → Siege of Khartoum ⓘ