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Mahdist War

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The Mahdist War was fought in Sudan from 1881 to 1899, beginning when the religious leader Muhammad Ahmad proclaimed himself the Mahdi and led a revolt against Turco-Egyptian rule, drawing on Sudanese resentment of heavy taxation, forced labor and foreign administration. Mahdist forces won a series of victories against Egyptian and, later, British-led forces, culminating in the fall of Khartoum in 1885 and the death of the British general Charles Gordon during its siege. The war continued under Muhammad Ahmad's successor, the Khalifa Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, until an Anglo-Egyptian reconquest campaign led by Lord Kitchener defeated the Mahdist army decisively at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 and finished off the remaining resistance at Umm Diwaykarat in 1899. The war's end established Sudan as an Anglo-Egyptian condominium under effective British control, an arrangement that lasted until Sudanese independence in 1956.

Facts
Start Year
1881 1
End Year
1899 1
Combatants
Mahdist Sudanese vs the Khedivate of Egypt, later Britain 1
Outcome
Allied (British-Egyptian) victory 1
Classification
Conflict Type
Religious War 1
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Gatling Gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Gatling Gun
Nordenfelt gun, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Nordenfelt gun
Remington Rolling Block Rifle, Weapons Systems
Source Wikipedia: Remington Rolling Block rifle
Sources
1. Mahdist War - Wikipedia
  • Article text
    In August 1881 the then-governor of the Sudan, Rauf Pasha, sent two companies of infantry each with one machine gun to arrest him.
  • Lead section
    The Mahdist War (Arabic: الثورة المهدية, romanized: ath-Thawra al-Mahdiyya; 1881-1899) was fought between the Mahdist Sudanese, led by Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah, who had proclaimed himself the "Mahdi" of Islam (the "Guided One"), and the forces of the Khedivate of Egypt, initially, and later the forces of Britain.
  • Lead section
    fought between the Mahdist Sudanese... and the forces of the Khedivate of Egypt, initially, and later the forces of Britain
  • Infobox, result
    Allied victory
  • Article text
    Soon in open revolt against the Egyptians, Muhammad Ahmad proclaimed himself the Mahdi, the promised redeemer of the Islamic world.
  • Lead text
    The Mahdist War (Arabic: الثورة المهدية, romanized: ath-Thawra al-Mahdiyya; 1881-1899) was fought between the Mahdist Sudanese, led by Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah, who had proclaimed himself the "Mahdi" of Islam (the "Guided One"), and the forces of the Khedivate of Egypt, initially, and later the forces of Britain.
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Wikipedia: Battle of Omdurman
Battles and Campaigns: Battle of Omdurman, Lead section
Quote, Battles and Campaigns: Battle of Omdurman, Lead section
The Battle of Omdurman, also known as the Battle of Karary, was fought during the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan between a British-Egyptian expeditionary force commanded by British Commander-in-Chief (sirdar) major general Horatio Herbert Kitchener and a Sudanese army of the Mahdist State, led by Abdallahi ibn Muhammad (the Khalifa), the successor to the self-proclaimed Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmad.
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Wikipedia: Gatling Gun
WikipediaUses: Gatling Gun, infobox wars field: 'Mahdist War'View the Source
Wikipedia: Remington Rolling Block rifle
Uses: Remington Rolling Block Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Mahdist War'View the Source
Wikipedia: Nordenfelt gun
Uses: Nordenfelt gun, Conflicts list
Quote, Uses: Nordenfelt gun, Conflicts list
Mahdist Wars
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