The Battle of Ferkeh (or Firket) occurred during the Mahdist War in which an army of Mahdists was surprised and routed by Egyptian forces, led by Sir Herbert...
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the Battle of Ferkeh in 1896. In 1884, a Sudanese Islamic religious leader and self proclaimed Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmad, planned and executed a series of attacks...
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10, 1889 C.E. Battle of Gallabat July 17, 1894 C.E. Battle of Kassala June 7, 1896 C.E. Battle of Ferkeh April 8, 1898 C.E. Battle of Atbara September...
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Kassala 7 June 1896 Battle of Ferkeh 8 April 1898 Battle of Atbara 2 September 1898 Battle of Omdurman 25 November 1899 Battle of Umm Diwaykarat 28 July...
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Mahdist War: Battle of Ferkeh – British and Egyptian troops are victorious. June 12 – J. T. Hearne sets a record for the earliest date of taking 100 wickets...
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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (redirect from Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum)
purpose of distracting the Ansar (whom the British called "Dervishes") from attacking the Italians. Kitchener won victories at the Battle of Ferkeh in June...
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1896 in the United Kingdom (category Years of the 19th century in the United Kingdom)
British and Egyptian victory at the Battle of Ferkeh. 12 June – Jack (J. T.) Hearne sets a record for the earliest date of taking 100 wickets. It is equalled...
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of Majuba Hill 30 December – Battle of Ginnis 1889 – The Maxim machine gun is introduced. 3 August – Battle of Toski 1896 7 June – Battle of Ferkeh 1898...
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Bryan Mahon (category Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath)
the Battle of Ferkeh and the operations at Hafir. In 1899, he took part in the final defeat of the Khalifa as Assistant Adjutant general in charge of Intelligence...
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John Trask (cricketer) (category British Army personnel of the Mahdist War)
praised for his coolness and bravery during the Battle of Ferkeh. During this posting, Trask died of cholera during the Dongola Expedition on 25 July...
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Karam Allāh Muḥammad Kurkusāwī (category Year of birth missing)
he was wounded in the Battle of Ferkeh. In 1898, when the Mahdists were defeated, he fled to the court of ʿAlī Dīnār, sultan of Dār Fūr. He was eventually...
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Charles Townshend (British Army officer) (category Independent members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom)
the Battle of Ferkeh. Kitchener defeated the Ansar. Besides battling the Ansar, Townshend spent his time perfecting his French, reading books of military...
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incorrectly called the "Dervishes" at the Battle of Ferkeh. Kitchener defeated the Ansar and Townshend wrote about the battle in his diary: Suddenly Burn-Murdoch...
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Mahdist War (category Wars involving the states and peoples of Africa)
9,000 strong force that wiped out the Mahdist garrison at Ferkeh. In 1898, in the context of the scramble for Africa, the British decided to reassert Egypt's...
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