Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan
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Was the joint Anglo-Egyptian military invasion of Mahdist Sudan that ended the Mahdist War.
Chronology
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December 1897: In 1897, the Kingdom of Italy, led by Prime Minister Francesco Crispi, returned Kassala to the Kingdom of Egypt under British leadership. This was done in order to gain international recognition of Italy's colony of Eritrea, which was established in the late 19th century.
September 1896: In 1896, during the reconquest of Sudan, British General Horatio Kitchener led his forces to Dongola. Wad Bishara, a Sudanese leader, retreated as the British gunboats engaged the town's defenders. Kitchener's main force arrived on September 23, leading to the British military occupation of Dongola.
September 1896: The towns of Merow and Korti were occupied by British forces.
March 1896: British forces enter the city of Akasha, which they found deserted.
September 1898: Battle of Omdurman.
September 1898: In 1898, Al Qadarif was retaken from Mahdist forces by British General Herbert Kitchener and his Anglo-Egyptian forces during the Sudan Campaign.
April 1898: After the defeat of the Mahdist forces led by Khalifa Abdullahi at the Battle of Atbara, the Mahdists retreated to Omdurman, allowing the Egyptian army under British command to occupy Metemma and the Sixth Cataract in 1898 during the Sudan Campaign of the Mahdist War.
December 1898: Gallabat, a town in present-day Sudan, was reoccupied by British forces on 7 December 1898.
September 1898: Egyptian and British flags planted at Er Roseires.
Was a French expedition to Fashoda whose aim was to conquer territories in Sudan.
November 1898: The Fashoda Incident in 1898 involved French Captain Jean-Baptiste Marchand and British Major-General Herbert Kitchener. The French troops were ordered to withdraw by the French government, avoiding a potential conflict with Great Britain.
July 1898: In 1898, French explorer Jean-Baptiste Marchand reached Fashoda and raised the French flag.
