Anglo-Egyptian army

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The Anglo-Egyptian army was the joint British- and Egyptian-commanded military force that operated in Sudan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, playing a central role in imperial campaigns and colonial control in the region.

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Anglo-Egyptian army canonical 4
Anglo-Egyptian forces 3
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan army structures 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial army
military organization
associatedWith Anglo-Egyptian condominium in Sudan NERFINISHED
commandStructure joint British-Egyptian command
conflict Battle of Atbara NERFINISHED
Battle of Omdurman NERFINISHED
Fashoda Incident context
Mahdist War NERFINISHED
Reconquest of Sudan NERFINISHED
country Egypt
United Kingdom
equipmentSupplier British Army NERFINISHED
garrisonLocation Khartoum NERFINISHED
headquarters Khartoum NERFINISHED
historicalRegion East Africa NERFINISHED
Nile Valley NERFINISHED
influencedBy British Army doctrine NERFINISHED
Egyptian Army traditions
languageOfCommand Arabic
English
legacy foundation of later Sudanese military forces
notableCommander Francis Reginald Wingate NERFINISHED
Herbert Kitchener NERFINISHED
Reginald Wingate NERFINISHED
operatedIn Sudan NERFINISHED
organizedBy British officers
Egyptian government NERFINISHED
partOf Anglo-Egyptian Sudan NERFINISHED
primaryOpponent Ansar forces NERFINISHED
Mahdist state NERFINISHED
purpose maintain Anglo-Egyptian rule in Sudan
secure Nile Valley
recruitedFrom British officers and NCOs
Egyptian soldiers
Sudanese soldiers
role colonial control in Sudan
imperial campaigns in Sudan
subordinateTo Governor-General of Sudan NERFINISHED
Sirdar of the Egyptian Army NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
typeOfUnit colonial expeditionary force
multinational force
usedBy British Empire NERFINISHED
Khedivate of Egypt NERFINISHED
Sultanate of Egypt NERFINISHED

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Fashoda Incident militaryUnitInvolved Anglo-Egyptian army
Mahdist War opponent Anglo-Egyptian army
this entity surface form: Anglo-Egyptian forces
Battle of Omdurman belligerent Anglo-Egyptian army
Battle of Omdurman usedBy Anglo-Egyptian army
this entity surface form: Egyptian forces
Mahdist Ansar forces opposedTo Anglo-Egyptian army
this entity surface form: Anglo-Egyptian forces
Mahdist Ansar forces defeatedBy Anglo-Egyptian army
Abdallahi ibn Muhammad opponent Anglo-Egyptian army
this entity surface form: Anglo-Egyptian forces
Battle of Atbara belligerent Anglo-Egyptian army
Torit mutiny involves Anglo-Egyptian army
this entity surface form: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan army structures