Horatio Herbert Kitchener Khartoum2 August 1898
Ordered to Fashoda to oppose French claims
Great Britain · Warfare / Sudan War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Ordered to Fashoda to oppose French claims
A flotilla of British gunboats arrives at the isolated Fashoda fort, led by Lord Kitchener
Rejects talks with France until the French troops are withdrawn from Fashoda. Brings Britain & France to the verge of war but ends in a diplomatic victory for Britain
The French Government orders its forces to withdraw during the Fashoda Incident
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