Atbara 1898

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath Lead_to_the_fall_of_Khartoum
Strengthened_British_control_in_Sudan
gptkbp:casualties British_casualties_approximately_200
Mahdist_casualties_approximately_10,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_forces
Mahdist forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_Herbert_Kitchener
gptkb:Abdallah_al-Taashi
gptkbp:date April 8, 1898
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Lord_Kitchener
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:General_Gordon
gptkb:Mahdi_Muhammad_Ahmad
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_of_the_Mahdist_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atbara 1898
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_British_colonial_policy_in_Africa
gptkbp:location Atbara,_Sudan
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Khartoum
Battle of Omdurman
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance Battle_during_the_Mahdist_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_Nile_River
gptkbp:tactics Cavalry_charges_by_British_forces
Defensive_positions_by_Mahdist_forces
Use_of_artillery_by_British_forces