Battle of the White Nile

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:after_action_report British Army report
Mahdist forces report
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened British control in Sudan
gptkbp:casualties British: 100
Mahdist: 2000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Mahdist_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_Charles_Gordon
gptkb:Mahdi
gptkbp:commemorated_by Military memorials
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on literature
Influence on film
Influence on art
gptkbp:date 1884
gptkbp:depicted_in Historical documentaries
Books on the Mahdist War
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Khartoum
gptkbp:historical_analysis Military historians' studies
gptkbp:historical_context Colonial expansion in Africa
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Muhammad_Ahmad
gptkb:General_Gordon
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced British policy in Sudan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the White Nile
gptkbp:influenced_by British colonial policies
Previous conflicts in Sudan
gptkbp:involved_forces Around 10,000 Mahdist troops
Around 5,000 British troops
gptkbp:key_event Initial skirmishes
Main assault
Retreat of Mahdist forces
gptkbp:legacy Part of British military history
gptkbp:location White Nile, Sudan
gptkbp:military_strategy Flanking maneuvers
Use of artillery
gptkbp:notable_participants gptkb:Colonel_William_Hicks
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Stewart
gptkbp:outcome Decisive victory for British
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Abu_Klea
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Siege_of_Khartoum
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the Mahdist War
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Sudan
gptkbp:tactics_used Naval bombardment
Infantry assault
gptkbp:type land battle
gptkbp:weather_conditions Hot and dry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mahdists
gptkb:Mahdist_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6