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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:General_Gordon
gptkb:Battle_of_Omdurman
gptkb:Mahdist_War
gptkb:Mahdist_forces
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_G._M._Gordon
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gptkbp:aftermath
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increased British involvement in Sudan
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:military_unit
rifles
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gptkbp:casualties
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British casualties approximately 50
British: 50
Mahdist: 2000
Mahdist casualties estimated 2000
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:British_forces
gptkb:Mahdist_forces
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Sir_Herbert_Stewart
Emir Mahmud
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired literature and art
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gptkbp:date
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1885
January 17, 1885
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gptkbp:fought_in
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January 17, 1885
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gptkbp:has_ability
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challenging for both sides
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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examined in military studies
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of colonial expansion
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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increased tensions in the region
long-term British control
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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still studied today
marked a turning point in the Mahdist War
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gptkbp:historical_source
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eyewitness accounts
military records
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Abu Klea
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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gptkb:military_unit
infantry and cavalry
approximately 1,000 men
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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military memorials
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gptkbp:landscape
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gptkb:dessert
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future military engagements in Africa
part of British imperial history
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gptkbp:located_in
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near the Nile River
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Sudan
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gptkbp:military_rank
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enhanced
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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guerrilla tactics
flanking maneuvers
concentration of forces
tactics studied in military academies
overwhelming numbers
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gptkbp:military_technology
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use of modern rifles
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gptkbp:mood
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high
variable
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gptkbp:next_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Khartoum
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:General_Sir_Herbert_Kitchener
gptkb:General_Sir_Herbert_Stewart
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Archibald_Hunter
Emir Mahmud
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gptkbp:objective
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defeat Mahdist forces
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gptkbp:outcome
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secured British control over Sudan
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Mahdist_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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Battle of Abu Klea (1885)
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gptkbp:reputation
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diminished
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:significance
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part of the campaign to relieve Khartoum
demonstrated British military strength
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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British consolidation of power in Sudan
control of the Sudan
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gptkbp:supports
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estimated 10,000 men
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gptkbp:tactics
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close combat
defensive positions
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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hot and dry
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