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Mahdist Capital Occupied

Great Britain · Warfare / Sudan War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1898Date range
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Chronological records

1898

Horatio Herbert Kitchener Khartoum2 September 1898

Omdurman · Warfare / Sudan War

Occupies the Mahdist capital after defeating the Khalifa's main army outside the city.

Names involved

Horatio Herbert Kitchener Khartoum

Provenance

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