Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased tensions with local tribes
Strengthened_British_control_in_Sudan |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Mahdist: 1,000
British:_200 |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Historical reenactments
Memorials_in_the_UK |
| gptkbp:climate |
Hot and dry
Dust storms |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_forces
Mahdist forces |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Abdallah_al-Taashi
gptkb:General_Sir_Herbert_Stewart |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Portrayed in literature
Depicted in films |
| gptkbp:date |
1884
|
| gptkbp:faculty |
Military history analysis
Colonial studies |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Kirbekan
|
| gptkbp:foughtIn |
December 1884 and January 1885
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Colonial_expansion_in_Africa
|
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Influenced_British_military_strategy
Led_to_further_military_campaigns_in_Sudan |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the White Nile
|
| gptkbp:landscape |
Desert conditions
Riverine environment |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol of colonial military power
Part_of_British_imperial_history |
| gptkbp:location |
White_Nile,_Sudan
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
gptkb:Egyptian_Army
gptkb:Royal_Artillery gptkb:Cameron_Highlanders gptkb:Royal_Engineers Gordon's_Sudanese |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Lord_Wolseley
gptkb:General_Gordon |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Abu Klea
|
| gptkbp:primaryMission |
Official military reports
Contemporary_newspaper_articles |
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Siege_of_Khartoum
Battle of Omdurman |
| gptkbp:result |
British_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Part_of_the_Mahdist_War
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Relief of Khartoum
Control_of_the_Sudan Defeat_of_Mahdist_forces |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Cavalry charges
Infantry formations |