Fashoda Incident
E97942
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 |
| Sudan campaign | 1 |
| Sudan campaign of 1896–1899 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T831157 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Fashoda Incident Context triple: [Scramble for Africa, hasKeyEvent, Fashoda Incident]
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A.
Siege of Khartoum
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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B.
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a 1956 conflict triggered by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, which exposed rifts between Britain, France, Israel, and the United States and marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern and global power politics.
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C.
Italian conquest of British Somaliland
The Italian conquest of British Somaliland was a 1940 World War II campaign in which Italian forces temporarily overran the British protectorate in the Horn of Africa as part of the broader East African campaign.
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D.
East African campaign
The East African campaign was a World War II military operation in which Allied forces, including British, Commonwealth, and Free French troops, fought to expel Italian forces from East Africa between 1940 and 1941.
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E.
Allied reconquest of British Somaliland
The Allied reconquest of British Somaliland was a World War II military operation in 1941 in which British and Commonwealth forces retook the British Somaliland protectorate from Italian occupation as part of the broader East African campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fashoda Incident Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Siege of Khartoum
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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B.
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a 1956 conflict triggered by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, which exposed rifts between Britain, France, Israel, and the United States and marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern and global power politics.
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C.
Italian conquest of British Somaliland
The Italian conquest of British Somaliland was a 1940 World War II campaign in which Italian forces temporarily overran the British protectorate in the Horn of Africa as part of the broader East African campaign.
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D.
East African campaign
The East African campaign was a World War II military operation in which Allied forces, including British, Commonwealth, and Free French troops, fought to expel Italian forces from East Africa between 1940 and 1941.
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E.
Allied reconquest of British Somaliland
The Allied reconquest of British Somaliland was a World War II military operation in 1941 in which British and Commonwealth forces retook the British Somaliland protectorate from Italian occupation as part of the broader East African campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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
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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
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limits of imperial expansion ⓘ |
| territorialDisputeOver |
Upper Nile Valley
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surface form:
Upper Nile region
|
| threatened | war between Britain and France ⓘ |
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Subject: Fashoda Incident Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
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