Osman Digna
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Osman Digna was a follower of Muhammad Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi, in Sudan, who became his best known military commander during the Mahdist War. He was claimed to be a descendant from the Abbas
Osman Digna in old age
Emir Mahmoud, a Mahdist leader, as prisoner after the Battle of Atbara, photograph by Francis Gregson, 1898
Battle of Atbara
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The Battle of Atbara also known as the Battle of the Atbara River took place during the Mahdist War. Anglo-Egyptian forces defeated 15,000 Mahdists on the banks of the River Atbara. The battle proved
The Seaforth Highlanders at the battle: Richard Caton Woodville, Jr.
The defeated Emir Mahmud with the British Director of Military Intelligence Francis Wingate after the battle.