Battle of Ferkeh

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The Battle of Ferkeh was an 1896 engagement in Sudan in which Anglo-Egyptian forces won an early, morale-boosting victory over Mahdist troops during the campaign to reassert control over the Sudan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedWithRiver Nile River
linked to: Nile
belligerent Anglo-Egyptian forces
linked to: Anglo-Egyptian army

Mahdist forces
campaignObjective reconquest of Dongola Province
category 1896 in Sudan
Battles involving Egypt
Battles involving the United Kingdom
Battles of the Mahdist War
linked to: Battle of Omdurman
combatant Khedivate of Egypt
Mahdist Sudan
United Kingdom
commander Herbert Kitchener
Mahdist commanders
commanderSide Herbert Kitchener – Anglo-Egyptian forces
conflict Mahdist War
countryAtTime Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
date 1896-06-07
describedAs early victory in the reconquest of Sudan
morale-boosting victory for Anglo-Egyptian forces
era late 19th century
followedBy Battle of Hafir
historicalPeriod Victorian era
location Ferkeh
Sudan
militaryBranchInvolved British Army
Egyptian Army
notableFor boosting British and Egyptian public support for the campaign
surprise attack on Mahdist camp
opponent Mahdist troops
opposingForceType Mahdist irregular troops
partOf Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
British imperial expansion in Africa
partOfCampaign campaign to reassert control over Sudan
precededBy early skirmishes of the Anglo-Egyptian advance
region northern Sudan
linked to: Northern Sudan
result Anglo-Egyptian victory
strategicSignificance secured Anglo-Egyptian advance up the Nile
theatre Nile Valley
timePeriod Mahdist War in Sudan
linked to: Mahdist War
tookPlaceNear Dongola
usedForcesType Anglo-Egyptian army
year 1896

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