Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Establishment_of_British_administration_in_Sudan
|
| gptkbp:armament |
Artillery
Machine guns Rifles |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Mahdist: 2000
British:_100 |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Historical reenactments
Documentaries produced Anniversaries celebrated |
| gptkbp:climate |
Hot and dry
|
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Empire
Mahdist forces |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Abdullah_al-Taashi
gptkb:General_Sir_Herbert_Kitchener |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Portrayed in literature
Referenced in films Commemorated in memorials |
| gptkbp:date |
August 1, 1898
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Khartoum
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Colonial_expansion_in_Africa
|
| gptkbp:historicalFigures |
gptkb:Abdullah_al-Taashi
gptkb:Lord_Kitchener gptkb:General_Gordon |
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Set_precedent_for_British_military_engagements_in_Africa
Influenced_future_British_colonial_policy |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Northern Nile
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Mahdist War
|
| gptkbp:landscape |
Desert
Riverbanks |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Controversial military engagement
Symbol_of_British_imperialism |
| gptkbp:location |
Nile_River,_Sudan
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:British_Army
Mahdist Army |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Strengthened_British_control_in_Sudan
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Omdurman
|
| gptkbp:primaryMission |
Newspaper articles
Military reports Eyewitness accounts |
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Atbara
Fashoda Incident |
| gptkbp:result |
British_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Decisive_battle_in_the_reconquest_of_Sudan
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control_of_the_Nile_River
Defeat_Mahdist_forces Secure_British_interests_in_Egypt |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Cavalry charges
Use of modern artillery |