Battle of Omdurman
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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-Chie
Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman, 2 September 1898 Edward Matthew Hale, 1899
The second of four lithographs of the battle by A. Sutherland, showing the situation at 6.30 a.m. National Army Museum
"The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman", by Richard C. Woodville
Mahdist State
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The Mahdist State, also known as Mahdist Sudan or the Sudanese Mahdiyya, was a state based on a religious and political movement launched in 1881 by Muhammad Ahmad against the Khedivate of Egypt, whic
Battle of Omdurman
…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. The battle took place on 2 September 1898…
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi
A 20 qurush coin minted during the reign of Abdallahi ibn Muhammad.
"Death of General Gordon at Khartoum", by J.L.G. Ferris
The defeat of the Dervishes at Toski