Fashoda Incident

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The Fashoda Incident was an 1898 imperial confrontation between Britain and France in Sudan that nearly triggered war and symbolized the climax of their colonial rivalry in Africa.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Fashoda 3
Fashoda Incident canonical 2
Fashoda Crisis 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic incident
international crisis
alsoKnownAs Fashoda Incident
surface form: Fashoda Crisis
conflictType colonial confrontation
countryInvolved France
United Kingdom
diplomaticAgreementFollowing Anglo-French Declaration of 1899
diplomaticMethodUsed negotiation
endTime November 1898
followedBy Entente Cordiale
surface form: Anglo-French Entente Cordiale
hasCause British attempt to control Nile Valley
French attempt to link West and East Africa
conflicting colonial expansion plans
imperial rivalry in Africa
hasTopic imperialism in Africa
historicalPeriod late 19th century imperialism
impact realignment of European alliances before World War I
reduction of direct colonial rivalry between Britain and France
influenced Entente Cordiale
surface form: Anglo-French rapprochement
locatedOnRiver White Nile
location Fashoda Incident self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fashoda

Sudan
mediaCoverage intense press campaign in Britain
intense press campaign in France
militaryUnitInvolved Anglo-Egyptian army
French Marchand Mission
namedAfter Fashoda Incident self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fashoda
notableFor being resolved without major fighting
highlighting strategic importance of the Nile
opposingCommander Horatio Herbert Kitchener
Jean-Baptiste Marchand
outcome British control of the Upper Nile
French withdrawal from Fashoda
avoidance of war between Britain and France
partOf Scramble for Africa
pointInTime 1898
relatedTo Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
surface form: Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan

Battle of Omdurman
result British recognition of French claims in parts of West and Central Africa
French recognition of British influence in the Nile Valley
diplomatic settlement in favor of Britain
significantEventFor British Empire
French Third Republic
startTime July 1898
symbolizes climax of Anglo-French colonial rivalry in Africa
limits of imperial expansion
territorialDisputeOver Upper Nile Valley
surface form: Upper Nile region
threatened war between Britain and France

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Referenced by (8)

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

Scramble for Africa hasKeyEvent Fashoda Incident
Douglas Haig conflict Fashoda Incident
this entity surface form: Sudan campaign
Entente Cordiale precededBy Fashoda Incident
Fashoda Incident location Fashoda Incident self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fashoda
Fashoda Incident namedAfter Fashoda Incident self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fashoda
Fashoda Incident alsoKnownAs Fashoda Incident
this entity surface form: Fashoda Crisis
Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan alsoKnownAs Fashoda Incident
this entity surface form: Sudan campaign of 1896–1899
Shilluk traditionalCapital Fashoda Incident
this entity surface form: Fashoda