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Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
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Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan
1896–99 British and Egyptian campaign during the Mahdist War
The Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan in 1896–1899 was a reconquest of territory lost by the Khedives of Egypt in 1884–1885 during the Mahdist War. The British had failed to organise an orderly withdrawal of the Egyptian Army from Sudan, and the defeat at Khartoum left only…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
British army officer and colonial administrator (1850–1916)
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Dongola
Capital of Northern Sudan
Dongola, also known as Urdu or New Dongola, is the capital of Northern State in Sudan, on the banks of the Nile. It should not be confused with Old Dongola, a now deserted medieval city located 80 km upstream on the opposite bank.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)