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The history of the Sudan can be divided into roughly four distinct eras during the time period 1881-98; 1) the rise of the Mahdi and the defeat of the Egyptian Army, roughly 1881-83, 2) the era of the first British involvement, 1884-85,
The Mahdist War [a] (Arabic: الثورة المهدية, romanized: ath-Thawra al-Mahdiyya; 1881–1899) was a war between the Mahdist Sudanese, led by Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah, who had proclaimed himself the "Mahdi" of Islam (the "Guided One"), and the forces of the Khedivate of Egypt, initially, and later the forces of Britain.
Sudanese Mahdist forces captured the city of Khartoum from its Egyptian garrison, thereby gaining control over the whole of Sudan. Egypt had conquered Sudan in 1820, but had itself come under British domination in 1882. In 1881, the Mahdist War began in Sudan, led by Muhammad Ahmad who claimed to be the Mahdi.
The Battle of Tofrek [Note 1] was fought on 22 March 1885 some 5 miles inland from the port of Suakin on the Red Sea coast of Sudan. A contingent of some 3,000 troops from the British and Indian "Suakin Field Force" led by Major General Sir John Carstairs McNeill (under the overall command of General Gerald Graham ) was attacked by a Mahdist ...
“The Nile Expedition” (7 February 1885): Fall of Karthoum to the Mahdi’s forces; detailed description the Battles of Abou Klea and the Nile Ancient and Modern Technologies Used in the War in the Sudan
1 Ιουν 2021 · The Sudan campaign followed two distinct phases. The first was an attempt to restore Egyptian authority over its colony, and the ongoing resistance from the proclamation of Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah as ‘Mahdi’ in 1881.
Sir Evelyn Baring, British agent in Cairo, asked the Foreign Secretary to clarify Britain's position should the Khedive ask for British, Indian or Turkish troops to help hold the Sudan. Granville replied that Baring should counter with a proposal for the abandonment of the Sudan.
