What the records say
- When
- 13 Mar 1884 – 26 Jan 1885
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 15.61° N, 32.53° E
- Description
- 1885 offensive by Mahdist Forces against British and Egyptian troops
Siege of Khartoum
1884–85 Mahdist siege in Sudan
The siege of Khartoum took place from 13 March 1884 to 26 January 1885. Sudanese Mahdist forces captured the city of Khartoum, Sudan, from its Egyptian garrison, thereby gaining control over the whole of Turco-Egyptian Sudan.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Siege of Khartoum begins in the Sudan as part of the Mahdist War”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “le Mahdi prend Khartoum et le général britannique Charles George Gordon est tué”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “بدء حصار الخرطوم والذي استمر إلى 26 يناير 1885”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ハルツーム包囲戦(Siege of Khartoum)開始( - 1885年1月26日)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page